Martin Tudor (footballer) explained

Martin Tudor
Fullname:Gheorghe Martin Tudor
Birth Date:10 June 1975
Birth Place:Avrig, Romania
Death Place:Reșița, Romania
Height:1.78m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1996–1997
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1997–1999
Caps2:46
Goals2:0
Years3:1999–2005
Caps3:126
Goals3:0
Years4:2005–2007
Clubs4:CFR Cluj
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:2007–2008
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2009–2010
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:204
Totalgoals:0
Pcupdate:30 March 2010 (UTC)
Manageryears1:2008–2010
Managerclubs1:Steaua București (GK coach)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:FC U Craiova (GK coach)
Manageryears3:2011
Managerclubs3:Romania (GK coach)
Manageryears4:2015–2017
Managerclubs4:Ittihad FC (GK coach)
Manageryears5:2017
Managerclubs5:Juventus București (GK coach)
Manageryears6:2017–2018
Managerclubs6:CSMȘ Reșița (GK coach)
Manageryears7:2018
Managerclubs7:Voluntari (GK coach)
Manageryears8:2019
Managerclubs8:Sportul Snagov (GK coach)

Gheorghe Martin Tudor (10 June 1976 – 30 March 2020) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Tudor was known as one of the best goalkeepers of Steaua București and FCSB in the 2000s.

Martin Tudor signed his first professional contract with Jiul Petroșani in 1996, aged 20. From there he was transferred to Olimpia Satu Mare in 1997 and then to Steaua București two years later.

Tudor played for six years in Bucharest at Steaua București and FCSB, but in 2005 he left Bucharest to join CFR 1907 Cluj. From 2007 to 2008 he played at U Cluj. He retired in June 2008. In January 2010 he returned to professional football and retired again in the same year.

After retirement, he started a new career as a goalkeeping coach, working for Steaua București, FCSB, FC U Craiova, Romania national football team, Ittihad FC or FC Voluntari, among others.

On 30 March 2020, around 10 o'clock in the morning, Martin Tudor suffered a heart attack in the kitchen of his girlfriend's apartment, in Reșița. According to his former teammate Dorinel Munteanu, CSM Reșița manager at that time, "the ambulance arrived very quickly, but unfortunately, nothing could be done, all the resuscitation maneuvers were done, but the tragedy could not be avoided." Martin Tudor was declared deceased in the same day, at just 43 years.[1] [2] [3]

Honours

Olimpia Satu Mare

Steaua București

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Tudor a murit după un infarct! Fostul portar al Stelei avea 43 de ani. Martin Tudor died of a heart attack! The former goalkeeper of Steaua was 43 years old. gsp.ro. 30 March 2020. 30 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Tragedie în fotbalul românesc! A murit Martin Tudor, fostul portar al Stelei. Tragedy in the Romanian football! Martin Tudor, the former goalkeeper of Steaua, died. digisport.ro. 30 March 2020. 30 March 2020.
  3. Web site: A murit Martin Tudor, fostul portar al Stelei. Avea 43 de ani. Martin Tudor, the former goalkeeper of Steaua, died. He was 43 years old. mediafax.ro. 30 March 2020. 30 March 2020.