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Iuliu Baratky

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Iuliu Baratky / Gyula Barátky
Baratky in the 1930s
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-10-18)18 October 1910
Place of birth Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (today Oradea, Romania)
Date of death 14 April 1962(1962-04-14) (aged 51)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1922–1926 Stăruința Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1928 Stăruința Oradea
1928 CA Oradea
1928–1933 MTK Hungária 82 (50)
1933–1936 Crișana Oradea 51 (30)
1936–1944 Rapid București[a] 86 (61)
1944 Carmen București[b] 0 (0)
1944–1945 Rapid București[a] 0 (0)
1946–1947 Libertatea Oradea 18 (10)
1947–1948 RATA Târgu Mureș 2 (0)
Total 239 (151)
International career
1930–1933 Hungary 9 (0)
1933–1940[2] Romania 20 (13)
Managerial career
1941–1944 Rapid București (player-coach)
1946–1947 Libertatea Oradea (player-coach)
1947–1949 RATA Târgu Mureș (player-coach)
1948 Romania
1949–1951 Universitatea Cluj
1951–1953 Dinamo București
1954 Progresul Oradea
1957–1959 Dinamo București
1959–1962 Dinamo București (youth coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iuliu Baratky (Hungarian: Gyula Barátky; 18 October 1910 – 14 April 1962) was a footballer who played as a striker. He won multiple trophies with MTK Hungária and Rapid București. He also represented both Hungary and Romania internationally. Upon concluding his playing career, he transitioned into coaching, leading several teams as well as the Romanian national side.

Early life

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Baratky, nicknamed Minunea blondă ("The Blonde Wonder"), was born on 18 October 1910 in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (today Oradea, Romania).[3][4][5] His father was a butcher who owned a chain of shops in Oradea.[3][6] Barátky finished his formal education at the gymnasium level.[6] At his father's request, he then left school to train as a merchant in the family business.[6] However, he never pursued that path, choosing a career in football instead.[6]

Club career

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Stăruința Oradea and CA Oradea

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Baratky began playing junior-level football at Stăruința Oradea.[6][7][8] He started to play for the club's senior team in 1926 at age 16.[3][6][7][9] In 1928, he joined CA Oradea, which paid a 35,000 Romanian lei fee to Stăruința.[3][6][7][9] He spent only a few months there, as MTK Hungária made an offer to transfer Baratky.[6][7] CA Oradea received 75,000 Romanian lei for the transfer, a sum that MTK also gave Baratky to convince him to sign the contract.[3][6][7][9]

MTK Hungária

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Baratky made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut for MTK under coach Béla Révész on 21 October 1928 in a 3–2 home win over Sabaria.[4][10] Six days later, he scored for the first time in the competition by netting the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Kispest AC.[4] By the end of the 1928–29 season, Baratky helped MTK win the championship by scoring five goals in six league appearances, including a brace in a 9–2 success over Somogy.[4]

During the 1930–31 season, he netted a career-best 19 goals in 19 games, among which were three hat-tricks in wins against Pécs-Baranya, Budai 33 and Vasas.[1][4] Afterwards, Baratky played in both legs, scoring once in the 6–4 aggregate loss to Wiener AC in the 1931 Mitropa Cup quarter-finals.[4] He helped the club win the 1931–32 Magyar Kupa under coach Imre Senkey, playing in both legs of the final and netting once in the 5–4 aggregate win over Ferencváros.[4][11] Baratky made his last Nemzeti Bajnokság I appearance on 25 May 1933 in MTK's 4–1 victory against Soroksár, totaling 82 matches with 50 goals in the competition.[4] His last two matches for the club were in the 5–3 aggregate loss to Sparta Prague in 1933 Mitropa Cup quarter-finals.[4][7]

Crișana Oradea

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In 1933, Baratky returned to Romania by joining Crișana Oradea, which paid 210,000 Romanian lei to MTK Hungária for the transfer.[1][6][7][9] He made his Divizia A debut on 10 September 1933 in a 1–0 away victory against Venus București.[1][12] During his three-season spell with Crișana, he scored 10 goals in each season.[1]

In the summer of 1936, Baratky received transfer offers from French top-tier clubs Racing Club de France and Lille, but the Romanian Football Federation did not allow him to leave Romania.[6][7][13] Eventually, he joined Rapid București, which agreed to pay a transfer fee of 450,000 Romanian lei to Crișana and also paid for Baratky's knee surgery.[3][6][13]

Rapid București and Carmen București

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Baratky made his league debut for Rapid under coach Kálmán Konrád on 7 March 1937 and managed to score a hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Universitatea Cluj.[13][14] He also netted 11 goals in the 1936–37 Cupa României triumph, including a brace in the 5–1 victory against Ripensia Timișoara in the final.[13][15] In May 1938, he was arrested, together with three other Rapid teammates, László Raffinsky, Ștefan Auer and Vintilă Cossini, because of their 2–1 win in the 1937–38 Cupa României semi-finals against Venus București.[3][9][16] The arrest was at the order of Gabriel Marinescu, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Prefect of București, who was also the chairman of Venus.[3][9][16] After one day spent in jail and following the decision that the semi-final be replayed, the four players were released.[3][9][16] Rapid also won the replay 4–2 against Venus with a double netted by Baratky.[3][9][16] In the final, the team defeated CAM Timișoara, but without Baratky playing.[6][17]

Baratky played two matches in the 1938 Mitropa Cup as Rapid advanced past Újpest in the opening round, before exiting in the quarter-finals against Genoa, against whom he managed to score a goal.[1][18] Afterwards, he helped the team secure the 1938–39 Cupa României trophy by scoring a brace in the 2–0 success against Sportul Studențesc București in the final.[19] Rapid reached the 1940 Cupa României final, a four-game series in which Baratky played and scored a total of five goals across all matches to help his side defeat Venus.[20] He also appeared in five games during the 1940 Mitropa Cup campaign, scoring once in the quarter-final win over his former club MTK Hungária.[1][21] The Railwaymen reached the final of the competition where they were about to play Ferencváros before it was cancelled due to the events of World War II.[21] Baratky then scored a goal in the 1941 Cupa României final to help the team win the trophy following a 4–3 victory against Unirea Tricolor București.[22]

From 1941 onwards, Baratky became Rapid's head coach, while he was still an active player.[13][23] From this position, in the 1941–42 season, Baratky helped the club win the unofficial competition Cupa Basarabiei and the Cupa României, but he did not play in the latter tournament's final.[6][13][23][24] In 1944, he had a brief stint at Carmen București before returning to Rapid.[6][8]

Libertatea Oradea and RATA Târgu Mureș

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From 1946 to 1948, Baratky served as player-coach for one season each at Libertatea Oradea and RATA Târgu Mureș.[1][6][13] At Libertatea, he formed an impressive offensive partnership with Francisc Spielmann that helped the team finish the 1946–47 season in eighth place.[1][25] During his stint with RATA, Baratky made his final Divizia A appearance on 29 April 1948 in a 5–3 away loss to Oțelul Reșița, finishing his career in the competition with a total of 155 matches and 101 goals.[1]

International career

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Hungary

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Baratky played nine matches for Hungary, making his debut on 28 September 1930 under coach Frigyes Minder in a 5–3 friendly loss to Germany.[3][5][9][26] Subsequently, he played in a 0–0 draw against rivals Austria in the 1931–32 Central European International Cup.[5] His last appearance for Hungary took place on 2 July 1933 in a 5–2 loss to Sweden.[5]

Romania

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In 1933, Baratky switched allegiance from Hungary to Romania.[3][9] He made his debut for the Romanians on 29 October under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a 2–2 draw against Switzerland during the successful 1934 World Cup qualifiers.[5][27][28] Afterwards, he was selected by coaches Rădulescu and Josef Uridil to be part of the squad that went to the final tournament in Italy, but he did not play in the 2–1 defeat to eventual finalists Czechoslovakia in the first round.[5][27] In the summer of 1937, Baratky scored three consecutive doubles in three friendlies, which were a 2–1 win over Belgium, followed by a 2–2 draw against Sweden, and then a 4–2 away victory over Poland.[5] He was selected by coaches Alexandru Săvulescu and Rădulescu to be part of the squad that participated in the 1938 World Cup.[5][29] Baratky played in both games against Cuba, the first one being a 3–3 draw in which he scored once, followed by a surprising 2–1 loss in the replay.[5][29][30] On 14 July 1940, in a 9–3 friendly loss to Germany where he scored a brace, Baratky made his final appearance for Romania and captained the national side for the first time.[5] He amassed a total of 20 matches with 13 goals for Romania.[3][5][9]

Managerial career

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Player-coach period

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In 1941, Baratky became Rapid București's player-coach.[9][13][23] From this position, in the 1941–42 season, Baratky helped the club win the unofficial competition Cupa Basarabiei and the Cupa României by defeating 7–1 Universitatea Cluj in the final.[13][23] During the 1946–47 season, he was player-coach of Divizia A club Libertatea Oradea, and in the following season he worked in the same dual-role capacity at RATA Târgu Mureș.[9][6][13][31] For the 1948–49 season, Baratky continued his work at RATA but only as a coach.[31]

Romania

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Baratky coached Romania's national team for four games during the 1948 Balkan Cup.[32] His first match took place on 20 June, and he guided his side to a 3–2 victory against Bulgaria.[32] His following three matches were a win over Czechoslovakia, a draw against Poland, and a loss to Hungary.[32]

Universitatea Cluj and Dinamo București

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In 1949, Baratky went to coach Universitatea Cluj, helping them reach the 1949 Cupa României final where they were defeated 2–1 by CSCA București.[31][33][34] Subsequently, he led the club to achieve promotion from Divizia B to the first league in the 1950 season.[13][35] Midway through the 1951 season, Baratky left "U" and joined Dinamo București.[13][36] On 1 October 1951, he guided Dinamo to a spectacular 6–2 win over rivals CCA București.[37] In the middle of the 1953 season, Baratky was replaced by Angelo Niculescu as Dinamo's coach.[38]

Progresul Oradea and Dinamo București

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In the 1954 season, Baratky managed Progresul Oradea for a significant period.[6][13][31] Afterwards, he returned for a second tenure at Dinamo in 1957.[6][8] During this spell, he helped the club win its first Cupa României by defeating CSM Baia Mare 4–0 in the 1959 final.[6][13][39][40] In October 1959, Baratky was replaced by Traian Ionescu as the head coach of Dinamo, but he continued to work at the club's youth center until his death in 1962.[8][13][41]

Style of play

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Angelo Niculescu described Baratky's style of play as follows: "He was a complete player. He excelled in technique and tactical awareness. He commanded the ball while in motion and often managed to beat opponents with a simple feint. Moreover, he executed plays with great precision and finesse. He was a free-kick specialist."[6] A former Rapid București teammate, Ion Costea, said: "Barátky is the greatest Romanian footballer. Compared to Dobrin, he had an incredible leap, and Hagi paled in comparison to him!"[3][9]

Death

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Baratky died on 14 April 1962 at age 51 in Bucharest, Romania.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 193020
193110
193210
193350
Total90
Romania 193310
193400
193530
193600
193767
193852
193910
194044
Total2013

International goals

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Romania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Baratky goal.
List of international goals scored by Iuliu Baratky for Romania[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 June 1937Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest, Romania Belgium1–02–1Friendly
22–0
327 June 1937 Sweden1–02–2
42–2
54 July 1937Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland Poland2–14–2
64–2
76 September 1937Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–21–2King Carol II Cup
85 June 1938Parc de Sports du T.O.E.C., Toulouse, France Cuba2–23–31938 World Cup
94 December 1938Stadion Letenský, Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–02–6Eduard Benes' Cup
1031 March 1940Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania Yugoslavia2–23–3Friendly
1114 April 1940Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy Italy1–21–2
1214 July 1940Riederwaldstadion, Frankfurt am Main, Nazi Germany Germany1–43–9
133–8

Honours

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Player

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MTK Hungária

Rapid București

Manager

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Rapid București

Universitatea Cluj

Dinamo București

Notes

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  1. 1 2 The 1940–41 Divizia A was the last season before World War II and the 1946–47 Divizia A was the first one after, so the appearances during this period for Rapid București are not official.[1]
  2. ↑ The 1940–41 Divizia A was the last season before World War II and the 1946–47 Divizia A was the first one after, so the appearances during this period for Carmen București are not official.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Iuliu Baratky at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ "Iuliu Baratky – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Legendele fotbalului: "Minunea Blondă" din Giuleşti" (in Romanian). Historia.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Iuliu Baratky profile" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Iuliu Baratky player profile". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "La 60 de ani de la moartea prematură a lui Baratky, Gazeta publică un interviu-mărturie senzațional cu "Minunea blondă". Cum a ratat transferul în Ligue 1" (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Super Interviu cu Iuliu Baratky în anul 1936" (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Pe urmele istoriei: Gazeta a găsit mormîntul pierdut al celui mai iubit rapidist!" (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Legendele fotbalului: "Minunea Blondă" din Giuleşti" (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hungária - Sabaria 3 : 2" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Hungária - Ferencvaros 1 : 1" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Hungária - Ferencvaros 4 : 3" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Venus Bucuresti 0-1 Crisana Oradea". Labtof. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Povestea transferului lui Baratky la Rapid" (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "Rapid Bucuresti 5 – 0 Universitatea Cluj". Labtof. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1936-1937". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Rapidiștii, arestați și de Venus, și de Steaua, și de Dinamo!" (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Povestile fotbalului: Cum a ajuns "Imparatul" Venusului, Gabriel Marinescu, presedinte de onoare al Rapidului, de frica Regelui Carol al II-lea" (in Romanian). Golazo.ro. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1937-1938". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "Mitropa Cup 1938". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Rapid Bucuresti 2 – 1 Genoa CFC". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1938-1939". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1939–1940". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  21. 1 2 3 "Mitropa Cup 1940". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Bogdan Baratky, despre o zi de glorie din istoria Rapidului: "10 Iulie – prima calificare a unei echipe românești în finala unei competiții europene"" (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1940-1941". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Rapid şi toate meciurile pe care le-a jucat în istoria sa" (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1941-1942". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  25. ↑ "Iuliu Barátky 110 ani (in memoriam)" (in Romanian). Caoradea.ro. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Germany 5-3 Hungary". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  27. 1 2 "România la CM 1934. La un pas să ratăm Italia" (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  28. ↑ "Switzerland 2-2 Romania". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  29. 1 2 "România – Cuba: povestea eliminării ruşinoase de la Cupa Mondială a primei generații de excepţie din istoria "tricolorilor"" (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  30. ↑ "Cuba 3-3 România, 5 iunie 1938 (Campionatul Mondial din Franța '38)" (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Campionatul Mondial din Franța '38: Cuba 2-1 România, 9 iunie 1938" (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  31. 1 2 3 4 "Iuliu Baratky profile". Labtof. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  32. 1 2 3 "Iuliu Baratky manager profile". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  33. 1 2 "1949 Cupa de toamnă" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  34. ↑ "Romanian Cup – 1948–1949". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  35. 1 2 "1950 Divizia B" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  36. ↑ "1951 Divizia A" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Iuliu Baratky – fotbaliști de legendă!" (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  37. ↑ "RetroGSP. Ciudatul caz 1951. În cel mai drastic Derby bate Dinamo, dar titlul îl ia CCA. La golaveraj! + Cine e singurul jucător cu hattrick contra Stelei!" (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  38. ↑ "Dinamo București in 1952" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
    "Dinamo București in 1953" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  39. 1 2 "Romanian Cup 1958–59". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  40. ↑ "Finala Cupei României 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0" [The Cupei României Final 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  41. ↑ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1959–60" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
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