Mircea Sasu

Sasu was born on 5 October 1939 in Ferneziu, Maramureș County, Romania. He began playing junior-level football in 1953 at Minerul Baia Mare, before starting his senior career at third-tier club Dinamo Săsar in 1959. He went to play for Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 19 March 1961 under coaches Traian Ionescu and Nicolae Dumitru in a 1–0 away loss to UTA Arad. On 9 July, he scored his first goals in the competition by netting twice in a 2–0 victory against Steagul Roșu Brașov. Subsequently, Sasu joined UTA Arad, where he scored a career-best 16 goals in the 1961–62 season. In 1963, he moved to Divizia B club Minerul Baia Mare, helping them gain promotion to the first league at the end of his first season. However, Sasu could not avoid the team's relegation back to the second league after one year, but he stayed with the club for a further two seasons. In 1967, Sasu returned to Divizia A football by joining Farul Constanța. There, he made his last appearance in the Romanian top league on 22 July 1970 in a 1–1 draw against CFR Cluj, accumulating a total of 154 matches and 55 goals in the competition. Sasu then went to Turkey to join Fenerbahçe, where he became a teammate of compatriot Ilie Datcu. His debut in the Turkish league took place on 29 November 1970 under coach Constantin Teașcă and he scored once in a 1–1 draw against rivals Galatasaray. On 20 December, he netted a brace in a 2–2 draw against Eskişehirspor. Sasu made his last appearance in the Turkish…

From 1961 to 1967, Sasu made several appearances for Romania's under-23, Olympic and B sides. Notably, while playing for the Olympic team, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Denmark during the successful 1964 Summer Olympics qualifiers. Sasu played five matches and scored once for Romania, making his debut on 30 May 1965 under coach Ilie Oană in a 1–0 victory against Czechoslovakia in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers. During those qualifiers, he also played in two losses to Portugal and Czechoslovakia. He scored his only goal for the national team in a 1–1 friendly draw against DR Congo. His last appearance for Romania took place on 1 May 1968 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Austria.

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sasu goal.

Minerul Baia Mare

Divizia B: 1963–64