Carol Bartha (; 19 September 1923 â 7 December 1976) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.
Bartha was born on 19 September 1923 in Oradea, Kingdom of Romania. He started playing football at Ciocanul BucureÃÂti, making his Divizia A debut on 8 September 1946 under coach Béla Guttmann in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over CFR BucureÃÂti. In 1948, Bartha joined the newly founded club Dinamo BucureÃÂti where on 21 November 1948, coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan played him for the entire duration of the first ever CSCA â Dinamo derby that ended with a 1âÂÂ0 victory. His first performance with the club was reaching the 1954 Cupa României final where coach Angelo Niculescu used him the entire match in the eventual 2âÂÂ0 loss to Metalul ReÃÂiÃÂa. Then in the following season he helped the club win its first title, being used by Niculescu in 11 matches in which he scored four goals. In 1957, Bartha returned to his hometown to play for Progresul Oradea where on 3 October 1957 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 3âÂÂ2 home loss to Energia Recolta Târgu MureÃÂ, totaling 168 matches with 60 goals in the competition. He ended his career in 1961 after playing in the Romanian lower leagues for VoinÃÂa Oradea.
Bartha played seven matches for Romania, making his debut on 6 June 1948 when coach Petre Steinbach sent him at half-time to replace Andrei Mercea in a 9âÂÂ0 loss to Hungary in the 1948 Balkan Cup. His following four matches were at the same competition, scoring the victory goal from a penalty in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Czechoslovakia. He made his last appearance for the national team on 23 October 1949 in a friendly that ended in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Albania.
Bartha died on 7 December 1976 at age 53 in his native town, Oradea.
Dinamo BucureÃÂti