Iuliu Uțu

Iuliu Uțu
Iuliu Uțu, 1957
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-09-14)14 September 1936
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Date of death 1 November 2019(2019-11-01) (aged 83)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955 Știința Timișoara 24 (0)
1956–1966 Dinamo București 124 (0)
1966–1969 Farul Constanța 52 (0)
1969–1972 R.W.D. Molenbeek 0 (0)
Total 200 (0)
International career
1957–1959 Romania B 3 (0)
1958–1964 Romania U23 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iuliu Uțu (14 September 1936 – 1 November 2019) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Uțu was born on 14 September 1936 in Timișoara, Romania.[1] He began playing football at Știința Timișoara, making his Divizia A debut on 6 March 1955 under coach Vasile Deheleanu in a 2–1 away loss to CCA București.[1][2][3][4] In his first season, he played for the entirety of all 24 rounds as the team earned a fourth place.[1][2][5]

Uțu went to play for Dinamo București in 1956.[1][2] There, he played two matches in the first European campaign for a Romanian team during the 1956–57 European Cup.[6][7] Dinamo got past Galatasaray in the first round, being defeated in the next round by CDNA Sofia.[6] His first trophy won was the 1958–59 Cupa României, keeping a clean sheet under coach Iuliu Baratky in the 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the final.[8][9] Uțu helped Dinamo win four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965.[5][10][11] In the first one he worked with three coaches, Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă and Nicolae Dumitru, who gave him eight appearances.[10] In the next two he was coached by Dumitru and Ionescu who used him 17 games in the first one and two in the second.[10] For the last title, Uțu played in six matches under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu.[10] He also played in a 1–1 draw against Galatasaray in the first round of the 1962–63 European Cup.[12] During these years, Uțu also won the 1963–64 Cupa României, as coach Ionescu sent him in the 85th minute to replace Ilie Datcu in the 5–3 victory against rivals Steaua București in the final.[13][14]

In 1966, Uțu joined Farul Constanța.[1][2][3] There, he made his last Divizia A appearance on 27 April 1969 in a 3–0 away loss to Jiul Petroșani, totaling 200 matches in the competition.[1][15] Subsequently, Uțu went to Belgium where he played for R.W.D. Molenbeek until 1972.[2][3]

International career

From 1957 to 1964, Uțu made several appearances for Romania's B and under-23 teams.[16]

Death

Uțu died on 1 November 2019 at the age of 83.[1][17]

Honours

Dinamo București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Iuliu Uțu profile". Labtof. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Uțu, portarul dinamovist care a debutat la Poli" [Uțu, the Dynamo goalkeeper who made his debut at Poli] (in Romanian). Aspolitehnica.upt.ro. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "S-a stins din viață o legendă a FC Farul Constanța!" [A legend of FC Farul Constanța has passed away!] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  4. ^ "CCA București vs Știința Timișoara 2-1". Labtof. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Fostul portar al Științei Timișoara, Iuliu Uțu, a încetat din viață" [Former goalkeeper of Știinta Timișoara, Iuliu Uțu, has passed away] (in Romanian). Radiotimisoara.ro. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "RETRO GSP. 64 de ani de la primul meci european al unei echipe românești. Dinamo i-a scos pe turci, apoi a urmat măcelul!" [RETRO GSP. 64 years since the first European match of a Romanian team. Dinamo took out the Turks, then the slaughter followed!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Iuliu Uțu. European Cup 1956/1957". WorldFootball. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Cup 1958–59". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Finala Cupei României 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0" [The Cupei României Final 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  11. ^ "A murit Iuliu Uțu, o legendă a fotbalului românesc. Clubul de fotbal Dinamo este în doliu" [Iuliu Uțu, a legend of Romanian football, has died. Dinamo football club is in mourning] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Iuliu Uțu. European Cup 1962/1963". WorldFootball. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1963–1964". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Asta e prima finala Steaua - Dinamo din istorie! Omul care i-a inventat pe Lucescu si Dinu a umilit-o pe Steaua in fata a 70.000 de fani!" [This is the first Steaua - Dinamo final in history! The man who invented Lucescu and Dinu humiliated Steaua in front of 70,000 fans!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
    "Povestea unei fabuloase finale de Cupă" [The story of a fabulous cup final] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Iuliu Uțu. Divizia A 1968/1969". Labtof. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Iuliu Uțu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  17. ^ "A murit Iuliu Uțu. Fostul mare portar a câștigat patru titluri consecutive şi două Cupe ale României cu Dinamo" [Iuliu Uțu has died. The former great goalkeeper won four consecutive titles and two Romanian Cups with Dinamo] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
    "Fotbal: Fostul portar dinamovist Iuliu Uțu a decedat la vîrsta de 83 de ani" [Football: Former Dinamo goalkeeper Iuliu Uțu died at the age of 83] (in Romanian). Agerpres.ro. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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