Lucian Gruin (31 October 1913 – 12 May 1994) was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Gruin was born on 31 October 1913 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Romania), and began playing football in 1932 at local club Dacia. Three years later he went to Chinezul Timișoara where he made his Divizia A debut on 16 September 1934 under coach Jozsef Wana in a 6–5 victory against Ripensia Timișoara.
One year later he switched teams again, going to Venus București. He won the championship with Venus in the 1936–37 season, coach Ferenc Plattkó giving him 22 appearances in which he scored 10 goals. Afterwards he played in the first match of a Romanian team in a European competition, scoring once in the 6–4 loss to Újpest in the first leg in the first round of the 1937 Mitropa Cup. On 13 March 1938, Gruin made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 home loss to Ripensia, totaling 76 matches with 27 goals in the competition.
He ended his career in 1941 after spending a few years in the Romanian lower leagues, playing for Luceafărul București and Arsenal București.
International career Gruin played one match for Romania, scoring a goal, when coach Constantin Rădulescu used him the entire match in a 2–2 draw against Greece in the 1935 Balkan Cup.
International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Lucian Gruin goal. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 24 June 1935 Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria 2–2 2–2 1935 Balkan Cup
Death Gruin died on 12 May 1994 at age 80.
Honours Venus București Divizia A: 1936–37
References
External links
Lucian Gruin at Labtof.ro