Romulus Buia

Romulus Buia
Personal information
Full name Romulus Adrian Buia
Date of birth (1970-06-15) 15 June 1970
Place of birth Baia Mare, Romania
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Playmaker
Team information
Current team
Minaur Baia Mare (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Minerul Cavnic 20 (7)
1989–1992 FC Maramureș Baia Mare 50 (9)
1993–1995 Germinal Ekeren 22 (4)
1994–1995Universitatea Craiova (loan) 24 (6)
1996 Sportul Studenţesc 21 (3)
1996–1998 Universitatea Craiova 50 (5)
1998–1999 Progresul Șomcuta Mare 30 (15)
2000–2001 Rocar București 25 (3)
2001 Dinamo București 9 (0)
2002 Gloria Bistrița 5 (0)
2002–2004 Politehnica Timişoara 48 (3)
2005–2006 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 20 (1)
2006 FCM Reșița 9 (0)
2006–2007 Fortuna Covaci 30 (17)
2007–2010 FC Chișoda 21 (9)
2010–2011 FCMU Baia Mare 2 (0)
Total 386 (82)
International career
1991–1992 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 FCMU Baia Mare
2012 FCMU Baia Mare (sporting director)
2013 FCMU Baia Mare
2015–2019 Comuna Recea
2020 Minaur Baia Mare (technical director)
2020–2021 Poli Timișoara (technical director)
2021 Sighetu Marmației
2022–2023 Academica Recea
2023– Minaur Baia Mare (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Romulus "Romică" Buia (born 15 June 1970 in Baia Mare) is a Romanian former football 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. His son Darius Buia is also a footballer.