Tudor Paraschiva Explained

Birth Date:27 December 1919
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania[1]
Death Date:15 May 1967 (aged 47)
Death Place:Sinaia, Romania
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1934–1939
Youthclubs1:Militari București
Years1:1939–1946
Years2:1946–1957
Years3:1957–1959
Clubs1:Unirea Tricolor București
Clubs2:Jiul Petroșani
Clubs3:Minerul Lupeni
Caps1:28
Goals1:4
Caps2:208
Goals2:66
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Totalcaps:246
Totalgoals:71
Nationalyears1:1952–1954
Nationalteam1:Romania
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1960–1961
Managerclubs1:Minerul Vulcan
Manageryears2:1962–1967
Managerclubs2:Pandurii Târgu Jiu

Tudor Paraschiva (27 December 1919 – 15 May 1967) was a Romanian association football striker.[1] [2]

Club career

Tudor Paraschiva was born in Bucharest on 27 December 1919 and made his debut in Divizia A on 16 September 1939, playing for Unirea Tricolor București in a 3–2 loss against Rapid București.[3] [4] Under the guidance of player-coach Ștefan Cârjan he helped Unirea Tricolor win the Divizia A title in the 1940–41 season, contributing with two goals scored in 7 matches, also in the same season he helped the club reach the 1941 Cupa României final in which he played all the minutes in the 4–3 loss in front of Rapid București.[5] [6] In 1946, he went to play for Jiul Petroșani, a club where he would spend 10 seasons, scoring 66 goals in 208 Divizia A matches.[3] [4] Paraschiva ended his playing career at Minerul Lupeni, having a total of 238 Divizia A matches played and 71 goals scored.[3] [4]

International career

Tudor Paraschiva played 6 games and scored two goals at international level for Romania, making his debut on 11 May 1952 under coach Emerich Vogl in a friendly which ended with a 3–1 victory against Czechoslovakia in which he opened the score.[7] [8] His following appearance for the national team was also in a friendly, a 1–0 victory against Poland in which he scored the goal.[7] His third game played for the national team was at the 1952 Summer Olympics, coach Gheorghe Popescu using him in a 2–1 loss against eventual champions Hungary in which he made a good impression, being selected by the Finnish authorities who organized the competition, to appear in a commemorative postage stamp.[7] [3] [4] [9] [10] Paraschiva's last three games for the national team were a 3–1 victory in a friendly against East Germany, a 2–0 loss against Czechoslovakia at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers and a 5–1 loss against Hungary in a friendly.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paraschiva goal.[7]

! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1 11 May 1952 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2 25 May 1952 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial career

After he ended his playing career, Paraschiva was coach at Minerul Vulcan and in 1962 he became the first coach of newly founded club, Pandurii Târgu Jiu which in his first season he managed to promote to Divizia C where he led it until his death in 1967.[3] [4] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Honours

Player

Unirea Tricolor București

1940–41[5]

Manager

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

1962–63[11]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043144/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tudor-paraschiva-1.html Tudor Paraschiva
  2. Web site: Tudor Paraschiva . Olympedia . 13 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Oamenii din umbra performanțelor: Tudor Paraschiva fotbalistul legendă, olimpist timbrat de filandezi. Gddhd.ro. Romanian . People from the shadow of performance: Tudor Paraschiva the legendary football player, Olympian stamped by the Finns. 18 June 2012. 11 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Episodul 14.Tudor Paraschiva, fotbalistul cu timbru!. Gddhd.ro. Romanian . Episode 14. Tudor Paraschiva, the football player with the stamp!. 24 July 2013. 11 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Romania National Champions . RomanianSoccer. 26 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Romanian Cup - Season 1940 - 1941. RomanianSoccer. 4 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Tudor Paraschiva. European Football. 11 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Romania 3-1 Czechoslovakia. European Football. 11 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Trăim din amintiri: Tudor Paraschiva, fotbalistul cu chipul pe timbru. Zhd.ro. Romanian . We live from memories: Tudor Paraschiva, the football player with his face on the stamp. 23 January 2014. 11 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Jocurile Olimpice de la Helsinki: Ungaria 2-1 România, 15 iulie 1952. Tikitaka.ro. Romanian . Helsinki Olympics: Hungary 2-1 Romania, July 15, 1952. 8 June 2024.
  11. Web site: Pandurii Targu Jiu. Ifrom.weebly.com. Romanian . 8 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Fotbal. Amintiri din Divizia "C". Cronicavj.ro. Romanian . Football. Memories of the "C" Division. 11 May 2016. 11 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Special. Vulcanul va avea douã jubilee fotbalistice. CSM Vulcan 100 de ani (1920-2020), Minerul Paroseni 50 de ani (1970-2020). Cronicavj.ro. Romanian . Special. Vulcan will have two football anniversaries. CSM Vulcan 100 years (1920-2020), Minerul Paroseni 50 years (1970-2020). 29 January 2020. 11 December 2021.
  14. Web site: Fotbal. Special. Meciurile de baraj – cosmarul echipelor din Valea Jiului (I). Cronicavj.ro. Romanian . Football. Special. Dam matches - the nightmare of the teams from the Jiu Valley (I). 26 January 2020. 15 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Pandurii Târgu Jiu, povestea unui vis european. Agerpres.ro. Romanian . Pandurii Târgu Jiu, the story of a European dream. 19 April 2014. 11 December 2021.