# Romulus Buia

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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name            = Romulus Buia
| fullname        = Romulus Adrian Buia
| image           =
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1970|6|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place     = [Baia Mare](/source/Baia_Mare), Romania
| height          = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position        = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub     = [Minaur Baia Mare](/source/CS_Minaur_Baia_Mare_(football)) (assistant)
| years1          = 1988–1989 |clubs1 = [Minerul Cavnic](/source/AS_Minerul_Cavnic)                        |caps1 = 20 |goals1 = 7
| years2          = 1989–1992 |clubs2 = [FC Maramureș Baia Mare](/source/FCM_Baia_Mare)                    |caps2 = 50 |goals2 = 9
| years3          = 1993–1995 |clubs3 = [Germinal Ekeren](/source/Beerschot_AC)                            |caps3 = 22 |goals3 = 4
| years4          = 1994–1995 |clubs4 = → [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_Universitatea_Craiova) (loan) |caps4 = 24 |goals4 = 6
| years5          = 1996      |clubs5 = [Sportul Studenţesc](/source/FC_Sportul_Studen%C8%9Besc_Bucure%C8%99ti)      |caps5 = 21 |goals5 = 3
| years6          = 1996–1998 |clubs6 = [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_Universitatea_Craiova)          |caps6 = 50 |goals6 = 5
| years7          = 1998–1999 |clubs7 = [Progresul Șomcuta Mare](/source/CS_Progresul_%C8%98omcuta_Mare)        |caps7 = 30 |goals7 = 15
| years8          = 2000–2001 |clubs8 = [Rocar București](/source/AFC_Rocar_Bucure%C8%99ti)                     |caps8 = 25 |goals8 = 3
| years9          = 2001      |clubs9 = [Dinamo București](/source/FC_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti)                    |caps9 =  9 |goals9 = 0
| years10         = 2002      |clubs10= [Gloria Bistrița](/source/ACF_Gloria_Bistri%C8%9Ba)                     |caps10=  5 |goals10= 0
| years11         = 2002–2004 |clubs11= [Politehnica Timişoara](/source/FC_Politehnica_Timi%C8%99oara)          |caps11= 48 |goals11= 3
| years12         = 2005–2006 |clubs12= [Pandurii Târgu Jiu](/source/CS_Pandurii_T%C3%A2rgu_Jiu)                |caps12= 20 |goals12= 1
| years13         = 2006      |clubs13= [FCM Reșița](/source/FCM_Re%C8%99i%C8%9Ba)                                              |caps13=  9 |goals13= 0
| years14         = 2006–2007 |clubs14= [Fortuna Covaci](/source/ACS_Fortuna_Covaci)                       |caps14= 30 |goals14= 17
| years15         = 2007–2010 |clubs15= FC Chișoda                                                  |caps15= 21 |goals15= 9
| years16         = 2010–2011 |clubs16= [FCMU Baia Mare](/source/FC_Maramure%C8%99_Universitar_Baia_Mare)       |caps16=  2 |goals16= 0
| totalcaps = 386| totalgoals = 82
| nationalyears1  = 1991–1992 |nationalteam1 = [Romania](/source/Romania_national_football_team) |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1   = 2010–2012 |managerclubs1 = [FCMU Baia Mare](/source/FC_Maramure%C8%99_Universitar_Baia_Mare)
| manageryears2   = 2012      |managerclubs2 = [FCMU Baia Mare](/source/FC_Maramure%C8%99_Universitar_Baia_Mare) (sporting director)
| manageryears3   = 2013      |managerclubs3 = [FCMU Baia Mare](/source/FC_Maramure%C8%99_Universitar_Baia_Mare)
| manageryears4   = 2015–2019 |managerclubs4 = [Comuna Recea](/source/ACSF_Comuna_Recea)
| manageryears5   = 2020      |managerclubs5 = [Minaur Baia Mare](/source/CS_Minaur_Baia_Mare_(football)) (technical director)
| manageryears6   = 2020–2021 |managerclubs6 = [Poli Timișoara](/source/ACS_Poli_Timi%C8%99oara) (technical director)
| manageryears7   = 2021      |managerclubs7 = [Sighetu Marmației](/source/CSM_Sighetu_Marma%C8%9Biei)
| manageryears8   = 2022–2023 |managerclubs8 = [Academica Recea](/source/CS_Academica_Recea)
| manageryears9   = 2023–     |managerclubs9 = [Minaur Baia Mare](/source/CS_Minaur_Baia_Mare_(football)) (assistant)
}}

'''Romulus''' "'''Romică'''" '''Buia''' (born 15 June 1970 in [Baia Mare](/source/Baia_Mare)) is a [Romania](/source/Romania)n former [football](/source/football_(soccer)) player and currently a manager. He was nicknamed "Figo from Berceni" by the fans of Rocar București which played the home games on the "Drumul Găzarului" field in the Berceni Neighborhood in Bucharest, because of the similarities with the Portuguese football star [Luís Figo](/source/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo). His son [Darius Buia](/source/Darius_Buia) is also a footballer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Darius Buia se compară cu starul de la PSG: "Aduc cu Ibra, nu cu tata" |url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/darius-buia-se-compara-cu-starul-de-la-psg-aduc-cu-ibra-nu-cu-tata-417607.html |publisher= gsp.ro |access-date= 7 October 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Buia made his professional debut at the age of 18, playing for [Minerul Cavnic](/source/AS_Minerul_Cavnic) in the Romanian [Divizia B](/source/Divizia_B), before joining [FC Baia Mare](/source/FC_Baia_Mare) at the age of 19, a club also from [Divizia B](/source/Divizia_B).

In 1991, at the age of 21, he made international debut against United States in a friendly game. He also played for [Romania national football team](/source/Romania) in 1992, this time against Mexico.

[FC Barcelona](/source/FC_Barcelona) paid a close attention to him during the 1991–92 season. In the summer of 1992, [Johan Cruijff](/source/Johan_Cruijff), the Catalan side coach, invited him to train with the team but in the end the transfer did not materialised.

Buia started the 1992–93 at [FC Baia Mare](/source/FC_Baia_Mare) but was then transferred to [Germinal Ekeren](/source/Germinal_Ekeren) (3550) of Belgium during the season. He played in Belgium for two years, before being loaned back to Romania, this time at [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_Universitatea_Craiova), therefore making his debut in Romanian top league, [Divizia A](/source/Divizia_A). In 1995, he returned to [Ekeren](/source/Ekeren) but after at half season he terminated his contract and returned in Romania, signing a contract with [Sportul Studenţesc](/source/FC_Sportul_Studen%C8%9Besc_Bucure%C8%99ti) of [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), before joining again [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_Universitatea_Craiova) for two seasons.

In 1998 his contract with Universitatea Craiova terminated and he failed to find another one with a top team, and therefore played for Progresul Şomcuta Mare, a team from the Romanian fourth division.

In 2000, he returned to [Divizia A](/source/Divizia_A) after signing a contract with [Rocar București](/source/AFC_Rocar_Bucure%C8%99ti). After only a year he joined [Dinamo București](/source/FC_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti) but left the team at the end of 2001 to play for [Gloria Bistriţa](/source/AFC_Gloria_Bistri%C5%A3a).

In 2002, he was signed by [Politehnica Timișoara](/source/FC_Politehnica_Timi%C8%99oara), where he stayed until 2005, before being sacked by the new Timișoara coach, [Cosmin Olăroiu](/source/Cosmin_Ol%C4%83roiu) and subsequently joining [Pandurii Târgu Jiu](/source/CS_Pandurii_T%C3%A2rgu_Jiu).

In the season 2005–06 he played at [FCM Reșița](/source/FCM_Re%C8%99i%C8%9Ba) in [Liga II](/source/Liga_II) before signing for [AS Covaci](/source/ACS_Fortuna_Covaci) in Romanian [Liga IV](/source/Liga_IV).

Between 2007 and 2011 he played for FC Chişoda in [Liga IV](/source/Liga_IV) and [FCMU Baia Mare](/source/FC_Maramure%C8%99_Universitar_Baia_Mare) in [Liga III](/source/Liga_III).

Then he became the manager of [FCMU Baia Mare](/source/FC_Maramure%C8%99_Universitar_Baia_Mare) between 2011 and 2013 until the dissolution of the club.

From July 2015, he is the manager of [Liga III](/source/Liga_III) club, [ACSF Comuna Recea](/source/ACSF_Comuna_Recea).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.graiul.ro/2015/07/30/romulus-buia-noul-antrenor-de-la-acs-fotbal-comuna-recea/|title = Romulus Buia, noul antrenor de la ACS Fotbal Comuna Recea|date = 30 July 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|300/romulus-adrian-buia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buia, Romulus}}
Category:1970 births
Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Romania men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Baia Mare
Category:CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players
Category:Beerschot AC players
Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players
Category:FC Sportul Studențesc București players
Category:AFC Rocar București players
Category:FC Dinamo București players
Category:ACF Gloria Bistrița players
Category:FC Politehnica Timișoara players
Category:CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
Category:CS Progresul Șomcuta Mare players
Category:CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) managers
Category:CS Academica Recea managers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Liga I players
Category:Romanian football managers

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