Cătălin Constantin Barbu (born 5 August 1999) is a

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who plays as a

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. Barbu started his career at

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, club for which he played in more than 50 league and cup games.

Personal life

Cătălin Barbu is the son of former footballer Constantin "Jean" Barbu. Jean Barbu played for teams such as

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Cătălin Barbu
at lpf.ro 1999 births Living people Footballers from Pitești Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players AFC Chindia Târgoviște players FC Argeș Pitești players 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-defender-1990s-stub