[1][2][4][5] His first performance with the club was reaching the 1954 Cupa României final where coach Angelo Niculescu used him all the minutes in the eventual 2–0 loss in front of Metalul Reșița, then in the following season he helped the club win the first Divizia A title in its history, being used by Niculescu in 11 matches in which he scored four goals.
[1][2][3][6][7] In 1957 Bartha returned to his hometown to play for Progresul Oradea where on 3 October 1957 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 3–2 home loss in front of Energia Recolta Târgu Mureş, having a total of 168 matches with 60 goals scored in the competition.
[1][2][3] He ended his career in 1961 after playing in the Romanian lower leagues for Voința Oradea.
[1] Carol Bartha played seven matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 6 June 1948 when coach Petre Steinbach sent him on the field at half-time in order to replace Andrei Mercea in a 9–0 loss in front of Hungary at the 1948 Balkan Cup, a competition in which he played his first five matches, scoring the victory goal from a penalty in a 2–1 with Czechoslovakia.
[8] Carol Bartha died on 7 December 1976 at age 53 in his native town, Oradea.