Bogdan Bănuță

Bogdan Bănuță (born 19 August 1965 – 19 April 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] On 19 April 1992, when Inter Sibiu's team was traveling to Bistrița for a match with Gloria, their bus overturned after hitting a bridgehead in Șeica Mare and Bănuță and his teammate Radu Gabriel Năstase were the players who lost their lives in the accident.[2][4][5]

Bogdan Bănuță

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-08-19)19 August 1965[1]
Place of birth	Pitești, Romania[1]
Date of death	19 April 1992(1992-04-19) (aged 26)
Place of death	Șeica Mare, Romania[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
	Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1990	Argeș Pitești	165	(23)
1991–1992	Inter Sibiu	16	(1)
Total		181	(24)
National team
1983	Romania U18[3]	2	(0)
1986–1987	Romania U21[3]	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

1. Bogdan Bănuță at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
2. "23 de ani de la decesul celor doi interişti, Gabi Năstase şi Bogdan Bănuţă" [23 years since the death of the two Inter players, Gabi Năstase and Bogdan Bănuţă] (in Romanian). Tribuna.ro. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. "Bogdan Bănuță profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
4. "Bogdan Bănuță ar fi împlinit azi 54 de ani! Accidentul cutremurător care a curmat viața fotbalistului comparat cu Hagi: "Era sub mașină, i se vedea numai bazinul"" [Bogdan Bănuță would have turned 54 today! The shocking accident that killed the footballer compared to Hagi: "He was under the car, only his pelvis could be seen"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. "Aici e ingropat Interul!" [The Inter is buried here!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2020.