Gyula Barátky ( ro, Iuliu Baratky; 14 May 1910 – 14 April 1962) was an ethnic Hungarian football player who represented both

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and

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internationally. His preferred position was the half right. He played a total of 155 games in the national Romanian championships (scoring 100 goals), starting on 10 September 1933 (Venus București – Crișana Oradea 0–1). He won four

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s in 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, all with

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. He debuted in the

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in 1930, and played nine games with no goals scored. In 1933, he started to play for the Romania national football team, for which he played 20 games and scored 13 goals. He appeared in the

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, scoring a goal against

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. After his last game (Oțelul Reșița – RATA Târgu Mureș 5–3), he coached RATA Târgu Mureș for a while and, for a very short term, the Romanian national team. Stories about his skills are still a source of pride for Rapid București supporters. Hundreds of thousands read ''Finala se joacă azi'' ("The final is played today") or ''Glasul roților de tren'' ("Voice of the train wheels"), written by Ioan Chirilă, an important Romanian sports writer, in which Barátky plays a central role.

Honours

Player

Hungária *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

(1): 1931–32 Rapid București * Cupa României (6): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42

Coach

Rapid București * Cupa României (2): 1940–41, 1941–42 Dinamo București * Cupa României (1): 1958–59

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Iuliu Baratky, minunea blondă a Giuleștiului

România și Ungaria și-au disputat minunea blondă
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baratky, Gyula 1910 births 1962 deaths Sportspeople from Oradea People from the Kingdom of Hungary Romanian footballers Hungarian footballers Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Hungary international footballers Romania international footballers Romanian football managers Dual internationalists (football) 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Liga I players Association football forwards Stăruința Oradea players CA Oradea players MTK Budapest FC players Crișana Oradea players FC Rapid București players FC Carmen București players CS Târgu Mureș players FC Rapid București managers CA Oradea managers FC Universitatea Cluj managers Romania national football team managers FC Dinamo București managers