Mihai Baicu (21 September 1975 – 6 July 2009) was a Romanian professional

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who played as a

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for Național București,

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, Gloria IRIS Corești, Argeș Pitești,

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, Foresta Suceava,

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, FC Ghimbav, Farul Constanța, and Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. Baicu died in Bucharest on 6 July 2009, at the age of 33, and was buried in the city's

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1975 births 2009 deaths Romanian men's footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila players FC Progresul București players FC Argeș Pitești players AS Cittadella players US Cremonese players FC Brașov (1936) players FCV Farul Constanța players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Liga I players Serie B players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Bucharest Burials at Ghencea Cemetery {{Romania-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub