Gheorghe Brandabura (23 February 1913 â date of death unknown) was a Romanian football midfielder who played for Romania at the 1938 World Cup. He is deceased.
Brandabura was born on 23 February 1913 in FedeleÃÂoiu, ArgeÃÂ, Romania. He began playing football at Juventus BucureÃÂti, making his debut under player-coach Emerich Vogl on 5 April 1931 in a 4âÂÂ2 away victory over Venus BucureÃÂti in the Regional championship. In the 1931âÂÂ32 season, he scored his first goal in a 5âÂÂ2 home win over Olympia BucureÃÂti. In the following season, Brandabura helped Juventus gain promotion to Divizia A after winning the Regional championship and a promotion play-off. He made his debut in the first league on 17 September 1933 under coach Ladislau Csillag in a 3âÂÂ1 away victory against Ripensia TimiÃÂoara. He spent seven seasons with the team in the first league, the highlights of this period being a third place in the 1935âÂÂ36 season and reaching the Cupa României semi-finals two times in a row. Brandabura left Juventus after the club was relegated in the 1939âÂÂ40 season. He joined Venus BucureÃÂti where he was used by coach ÃÂtefan Auer in two games out of the four in the 1940 Cupa României final against Rapid BucureÃÂti which was eventually lost. Brandabura made his last Divizia A appearance on 31 August 1941, playing for Venus in a goalless draw against Rapid. He retired in 1948 after he spent the last two seasons of his career representing Venus in Divizia B.
Brandabura played four games for Romania, making his debut on 8 July 1937 under coach Constantin RÃÂdulescu in a friendly that ended in a 2âÂÂ0 away win over Lithuania. He was selected by coaches Alexandru SÃÂvulescu and RÃÂdulescu to be part of the squad that participated in the 1938 World Cup. He did not appear in the first game against Cuba, that ended in a 3âÂÂ3 draw, but Brandabura played in the replay which ended in a surprising 2âÂÂ1 loss.
Venus BucureÃÂti