Eugen Cătălin Baciu (born 25 May 1980 in

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) is a

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player.

Club career

Baciu made his

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debut in the

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on 12 May 2001 with the 2–0 defeat of

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. He played for Laminorul Roman and

. Prior to joining Steaua București as a replacement for the injured

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in 2004, signed for a fee of €230,000, not as a first team regular. He had his best game on 2 October 2007, in Steaua București's 0–1 defeat against

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in the Champions League; where he was voted the best player on the pitch for Steaua București in that match, when he somehow managed to make a very good marking at

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. In the beginning of

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season, Baciu was demoted to the B squad after the arrival of new coach

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. Soon after Piţurcă left the club, new coach Dumitrescu called him back to the first squad. Baciu left Steaua in June 2011.

International career

Baciu won a cap for Romania, in 2002, against

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baciu, Eugen 1980 births Living people Footballers from Vaslui Romanian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Liga I players FCM Bacău players FCSB players FCSB II players Romania men's international footballers 21st-century Romanian sportsmen