Carol Bartha

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| name = Carol Bartha

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|09|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oradea, Kingdom of Romania

| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|12|07|1923|09|19|df=y}}

| death_place = Oradea, Romania

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1946–1948 |clubs1 = Ciocanul București |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 21

| years2 = 1948–1955 |clubs2 = Dinamo București |caps2 = 119 |goals2 = 35

| years3 = 1955–1958 |clubs3 = Progresul Oradea{{efn|name="PO"|The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Progresul Oradea are not official.{{RomanianSoccer|175/carol-bartha}}}} |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1960–1961 |clubs4 = Voința Oradea |caps4 = |goals4 =

| totalcaps = 168 | totalgoals = 60

| nationalyears1 = 1948–1949 |nationalteam1 = Romania

| nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1= 1

| manageryears1 = 1957–1958 | managerclubs1 = Progresul Oradea

| pcupdate = 6 November 2019

| ntupdate = 6 November 2019

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Carol Bartha ({{langx|hu|Bartha Károly}}; 19 September 1923 – 7 December 1976) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Carol Bartha was born on 19 September 1923 in Oradea, Kingdom of Romania.{{NFT|37558}}{{cite web | url=http://echipedetraditie.ro/s-au-nascut-pe-19-septembrie/#more-788 | title=S-au născut pe 19 septembrie| publisher=Echipedetraditie.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=They were born on 19 September| date=| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222165223/http://echipedetraditie.ro/s-au-nascut-pe-19-septembrie/#more-788| access-date=14 June 2024| archive-date=22 February 2020}} He started playing football at Ciocanul București, making his Divizia A debut on 8 September 1946 in a 2–0 home win over CFR București. In 1948, Bartha went to play at newly founded club Dinamo București where on 21 November 1948 he was used all the minutes by coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan in the first ever CSCA – Dinamo derby which ended with a 1–0 victory.{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/o-mie-de-zile-de-rusine-pentru-dinamo-bucuresti-prezentul-cainilor-scrie-pagina-de-cosmar-a-istoriei-clubului-in-raport-cu-echipa-nationala-concluziile-unei-analize-in-premiera-ex-19796075| title=O mie de zile de rușine pentru Dinamo București! Prezentul "câinilor" scrie pagina de coșmar a istoriei clubului în raport cu echipa națională! Concluziile unei analize în premieră. | publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=A thousand days of shame for Dinamo Bucharest! The present "dogs" write the nightmare page of the club's history in relation to the national team! The findings of a first-of-its-kind analysis.| date=2 January 2024| access-date=14 June 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/dinamo-jucase-doar-10-meciuri-oficiale-cand-a-batut-o-pe-steaua-in-primul-derby-98962 | title=Dinamo jucase doar 10 meciuri oficiale când a bătut-o pe Steaua, în primul derby| publisher=Digisport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Dinamo had only played 10 official matches when they won against Steaua in the first derby| date=28 February 2014| access-date=14 June 2024}} His first performance with the club was reaching the 1954 Cupa României final where coach Angelo Niculescu used him all the minutes in the eventual 2–0 loss in front of Metalul Reșița, then in the following season he helped the club win the first Divizia A title in its history, being used by Niculescu in 11 matches in which he scored four goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=14 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1954.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1954|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=14 June 2024}} 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 3–2 home loss in front of Energia Recolta Târgu Mureş, having a total of 168 matches with 60 goals scored in the competition. He ended his career in 1961 after playing in the Romanian lower leagues for Voința Oradea.

International career

Carol Bartha played seven matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 6 June 1948 when coach Petre Steinbach sent him on the field at half-time in order to replace Andrei Mercea in a 9–0 loss in front of Hungary at the 1948 Balkan Cup, a competition in which he played his first five matches, scoring the victory goal from a penalty in a 2–1 with Czechoslovakia.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=1341|title=Carol Bartha|publisher=European Football|access-date=9 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=6555|title=Romania 2-1 Czechoslovakia|publisher=European Football|access-date=14 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=6491|title=Hungary 9-0 Romania|publisher=European Football|access-date=14 June 2024}} He made his last appearance for the national team on 23 October 1949 in a friendly which ended 1–1 with Albania.