Paul Popovici
Romanian footballer (1948–2021)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1948-06-21)21 June 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Oradea, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 2021(2021-04-07) (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Oradea, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1958 | Metalul Oradea | ||
| 1958–1963 | Crișana Oradea | ||
| 1963–1964 | Crișul Oradea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1970 | Crișul Oradea | 94 | (7) |
| 1971–1974 | UTA Arad | 106 | (2) |
| 1974–1978 | Bihor Oradea | 90 | (11) |
| 1978–1979 | Înfrățirea Oradea | ? | (?) |
| Total | 290 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Romania | 4[a] | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1990 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Popovici or Paul Popovits (21 June 1948 – 7 April 2021) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a left-back.[3] He played almost all his career for two clubs, Bihor Oradea and UTA Arad. He also played four matches for Romania, making his debut in a match against Albania.[1]
Popovici died in the morning of 7 April 2021, after he suffered a heart attack.[4][5]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Paul Popovici". European Football. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Paul Popovici at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Paul Popovici: Am refuzat blaturile și am făcut-o pe Dinamo campioană!". evz.ro.
- ^ S-a mai stins o fostă glorie a fotbalului bihorean. Mesajul fiului: „Ai fost idolul meu”. bihon.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ [1]. digisport.ro (in Romanian)
External links
- Paul Popovici at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Paul Popovici at WorldFootball.net
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FC Bihor Oradea – managers
- Zilahi (1961–63)
- Woronkowski (1963–64)
- Zilahi (1964–66)
- Juhász (1966–67)
- Fernbach-Ferenczi (1967–69)
- Vlad (1969–71)
- Coidum (1971–72)
- Juhász (1972–73)
- Vlad (1974)
- Staicu (1975)
- Cosmoc (1975–1977)
- Blujdea (1977)
- Reinhardt (1977–78)
- Jenei (1978–80)
- Staicu (1980–83)
- Kun (1983)
- Dărăban (1983)
- Kun (1984)
- Teașcă (1985)
- Stănculescu (1985)
- Kraus (1985–86)
- Mateianu (1986)
- Coidum (1987–88)
- Mateianu (1988)
- Popovici (1988–89)
- Cosmoc (1989–1990)
- Popovici (1990)
- Muta (1990–91)
- Abrudan (1991)
- Pio del Monaco (1991–92)
- Coidum (1994–95)
- Szűcs (1996)
- Manea (1996–97)
- Abrudan (1997–98)
- Coraș (1998)
- Balint (1999)
- Orac (2000)
- Détári (2000)
- Muta (2000)
- Andone (2000–01)
- Rotariu (2001–02)
- Moldovan (2002)
- Dobai (2002)
- Ion (2002)
- Popa (2002–03)
- Dumitriu (2003–04)
- Muzsnay (2004)
- Bondrea (2004–05)
- Muzsnayc (2005)
- Abrudan (2005)
- Artimon (2005)
- Ion (2005–06)
- Kiss (2006)
- Farcaș (2006–07)
- Silaghi (2007–08)
- Vigh (2008–09)
- Petcu (2009)
- Lazăr (2009)
- Dobai (2010)
- Ghiţ (2010–11)
- Gabbanini (2011)
- Farcău (2011–12)
- Rotariu (2012)
- Ghiţ (2012)
- Niculescu (2012–13)
- Pană (2013)
- Ghiţ (2013)
- Pelici (2013–14)
- Cheregi (2014–15)
- Silaghi (2015)
- Mutuc (2015)
- Mănăilă (2015–16)
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