Ion Ionuț Luțu

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ionuț Luțu

| fullname = Ion Ionuț Luțu

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|8|3}}

| birth_place = Slatina, Olt County, Romania

| height = 1.68 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1993–1996

| years2 = 1996–1999

| years3 = 1998

| years5 = 1999–2000

| years6 = 2000

| years7 = 2000–2001

| years8 = 2001–2002

| years9 = 2002–2003

| years10 = 2003

| years11 = 2004

| years12 = 2004–2005

| years13 = 2005–2006

| years14 = 2007–2008

| years15 = 2008

| years16 = 2009

| years17 = 2009

| years18 = 2010

| years19 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = Progresul București

| clubs2 = Universitatea Craiova

| clubs3 = → Galatasaray (loan)

| clubs5 = Steaua București

| clubs6 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| clubs7 = Progresul București

| clubs8 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| clubs9 = Universitatea Craiova

| clubs10 = Rapid București

| clubs11 = Apollon Limassol

| clubs12 = Universitatea Craiova

| clubs13 = Kairat

| clubs14 = Universitatea Craiova

| clubs15 = Zhetysu

| clubs16 = Pandurii Targu Jiu

| clubs17 = Jiul Petroşani

| clubs18 = Alro Slatina

| clubs19 = Al-Jazeera Amman

| caps1 = 62

| caps2 = 64

| caps3 = 3

| caps5 = 36

| caps6 = 19

| caps7 = 8

| caps8 = 18

| caps9 = 26

| caps10 = 7

| caps11 = 4

| caps12 = 35

| caps13 = 20

| caps14 = 17

| caps15 = 8

| caps16 = 7

| caps17 = 8

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| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 29

| goals3 = 0

| goals5 = 3

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 4

| goals9 = 7

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 1

| goals12 = 3

| goals13 = 4

| goals14 = 2

| goals15 = 1

| goals16 = 0

| goals17 = 1

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| totalcaps = 342

| totalgoals = 63

| nationalyears1 = 1993

| nationalyears2 = 1994–1998

| nationalyears3 = 1996

| nationalyears4 = 1997

| nationalyears5 = 1999

| nationalteam1 = Romania U18{{cite news|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ion-ionut-lutu-167706/|title=Ionuț Luțu profile|publisher=11v11|access-date=30 March 2021}}

| nationalteam2 = Romania U21

| nationalteam3 = Romania U23

| nationalteam4 = Romania B

| nationalteam5 = Romania

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalcaps2 = 27

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalcaps4 = 3

| nationalcaps5 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalgoals5 = 0

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| pcupdate = 2009-06-11

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Ion Ionuț Luțu (born 3 August 1975) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was compared to Gheorghe Hagi, being nicknamed "the Little Hagi" or "Hagi-Luțu".{{cite web|url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/victor-piturca-dezvaluiri-despre-cariera-de-fotbalist-a-lui-ionut-lutu-19231293|title=Dezvăluiri inedite despre Ionuț Luțu, "omul bun la toate" al lui Gigi Becali! De ce nu a reușit în cariera de fotbalist: "Îi plăcea să stea la mese, caterincă obosită"|publisher=prosport.ro|language=ro|trans-title=Unusual revelations about Ionuț Luțu, Gigi Becali's "good man at everything"! Why he didn't succeed in his football career: "He liked to sit at tables, joking until exhaustion" |date= 25 March 2021|access-date= 30 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wowbiz.ro/sa-radem-cu-lutu-fostul-fotbalist-ajuns-astazi-omul-bun-la-toate-al-lui-gigi-becali-face-spectacol-cu-portocalele-si-lamaile-16117882|title=Sa radem cu Lutu! Fostul fotbalist, ajuns astazi omul bun la toate al lui Gigi Becali, face spectacol cu portocalele si lamaile!|publisher=Wowbiz.ro|language=ro|trans-title=Let's laugh with Lutu! The former football player, who today became Gigi Becali's good man at all, makes a show with oranges and lemons! |date= 27 March 2013|access-date= 30 March 2021}} He was known for his fine dribbling and technique, as well as spectacular finishing, but also for his inconsistency.