Gheorghe Brandabura

Brandabura was born on 23 February 1913 in Fedeleșoiu, Argeș, Romania. He began playing football at Juventus București, making his debut under player-coach Emerich Vogl on 5 April 1931 in a 4–2 away victory over Venus București in the Regional championship. In the 1931–32 season, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 home win over Olympia București. 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 3–1 away victory against Ripensia Timișoara. He spent seven seasons with the team in the first league, the highlights of this period being a third place in the 1935–36 season and reaching the Cupa României semi-finals two times in a row. Brandabura left Juventus after the club was relegated in the 1939–40 season. He joined Venus București where he was used by coach Ștefan Auer in two games out of the four in the 1940 Cupa României final against Rapid București 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 Rădulescu in a friendly that ended in a 2–0 away win over Lithuania. He was selected by coaches Alexandru Săvulescu and Rădulescu 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 3–3 draw, but Brandabura played in the replay which ended in a surprising 2–1 loss.

Venus București

Cupa României runner-up: 1939–40