Daniel Tudor (footballer)

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| name = Daniel Tudor

| image = Daniel Tudor.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| fullname = Daniel Ovidiu Tudor

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|6|1}}

| birth_place = Frăsinet, Romania

| height = 1.93 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1993

| youthclubs1 = Metalul Frăsinet

| years1 = 1993–1995

| years2 = 1995–2003

| years3 = 1997

| years4 = 1998

| years5 = 1998–2000

| years6 = 2000–2002

| years7 = 2003–2006

| years8 = 2006–2008

| years9 = 2008–2010

| years10 = 2011

| clubs1 = Flacăra Moreni{{efn|name="FLM"|The statistics for the 1993–94 Divizia B season are not available.}}

| clubs2 = Dinamo București

| clubs3 = → Flacăra Moreni (loan)

| clubs4 = → Farul Constanța (loan)

| clubs5 = → Rocar București (loan)

| clubs6 = → Universitatea Craiova (loan)

| clubs7 = Fehérvár

| clubs8 = UTA Arad

| clubs9 = Unirea Urziceni

| clubs10 = Juventus București

| caps1 = 19

| caps2 = 10

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 7

| caps5 = 33

| caps6 = 19

| caps7 = 81

| caps8 = 47

| caps9 = 13

| caps10 = 7

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 =

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 236 | totalgoals = 1

| manageryears1 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs1 = CFR Cluj (GK coach)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs2 = CFR Cluj (GK coach)

| manageryears3 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs3 = Kuban Krasnodar (GK coach)

| manageryears4 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs4 = FC Krasnodar (GK coach)

| manageryears5 = 2017 | managerclubs5 = Terek Grozny (GK coach)

| manageryears6 = 2018 | managerclubs6 = Dinamo București (GK coach)

| manageryears7 = 2018 | managerclubs7 = Arsenal Tula (GK coach)

| manageryears8 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs8 = Spartak Moscow (GK coach)

| manageryears9 = 2020 | managerclubs9 = Riga FC (GK coach)

| manageryears10= 2020–2021 | managerclubs10= CFR Cluj (GK coach)

| manageryears11= 2021–2022 | managerclubs11= Al-Ittihad (GK coach)

| manageryears12= 2022 | managerclubs12= Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)

| manageryears13= 2022–2023 | managerclubs13= Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)

| manageryears14= 2024– | managerclubs14= Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)

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Daniel Ovidiu Tudor ({{IPA|ro|daniˈel oˈvidju ˈtudor}}; born 1 June 1974) is a Romanian football coach and a former goalkeeper, currently goalkeeping coach at Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Career

Daniel Tudor was born on 1 June 1974 in Frăsinet, Romania.{{RomanianSoccer|2044/daniel-ovidiu-tudor}} He started playing senior level football in 1993 at Flacăra Moreni in Divizia B. In 1995 he went to play for Dinamo București where on 27 February 1996 coach Marian Bondrea gave him his Divizia A debut in a 1–0 away loss in front of Argeș Pitești.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68404/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1995-96.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1995–96|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=6 August 2024}} In the following years Tudor was loaned by Dinamo to various teams of Romanian football, firstly back at Moreni but this time in the third league, then at Farul Constanța in Divizia A, afterwards at Rocar București which he helped promote from the second to the first league, his last loan being at Universitatea Craiova in the first league. He came back to Dinamo for the 2002–03 season at end of which he won under the guidance of coach Ioan Andone the Cupa României, keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 win over Național București from the final, being named "The man of the match".{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/international/stranieri/exclusiv-a-fost-la-dinamo-dar-a-plecat-in-rusia-si-e-categoric-am-conditii-prea-bune-ca-sa-revin-in-romania-dezvaluiri-despre-cum-a-luat-urziceni-titlul-557284.html|title=EXCLUSIV A fost la Dinamo, dar a plecat în Rusia și e categoric: "Am condiții prea bune ca să revin în România" Dezvăluiri despre cum a luat Urziceni titlul|publisher=Gsp.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=EXCLUSIVE He was at Dinamo, but he left for Russia and he is definitely: "I have too good conditions to return to Romania" Revelations about how Urziceni won the title|date=13 January 2019 |access-date=19 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/2002_2003.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 2002–2003|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=6 August 2024}}

In July 2003, Tudor signed with Fehérvár where he was colleague with fellow Romanians Gabriel Vochin, Marian Savu and Ion Voicu.{{cite web|url=https://www.crisana.ro/stiri/sport-7/impresarul-tiberiu-bordas-se-lanseaza-icirc-n-lumea-transferurilor-trei-vedete-pentru-fc-oradea-127192.html|title=Impresarul Tiberiu Bordaș se lansează în lumea transferurilor Trei vedete pentru FC Oradea|publisher=Crisana.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Agent Tiberiu Bordaș launches into the world of transfers Three stars for FC Oradea|date=25 July 2003 |access-date=6 August 2024}} On 26 July coach János Csank gave him his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut in a 1–1 with Pécsi.{{cite web|publisher=Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/szemelyek/adatlap/12461/daniel-tudor|title=Daniel Tudor profile|access-date=6 August 2024}}{{cite web|publisher=Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/2003-07-26/videoton-pecs|title=Videoton - Pecsi 1 : 1|access-date=6 August 2024}} On 22 May 2004 he scored the only goal of his career from a penalty in a 6–1 win over Lombard Pápa.{{cite web|publisher=Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/2004-05-22/videoton-haladas|title=Videoton FC Fehérvár - Lombard FC Haladás 6 : 1|access-date=6 August 2024}} In his last season he won the 2005–06 Magyar Kupa but coach Aurél Csertői did not use him in the final.{{cite web|publisher=Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/2006-05-17/vasas-fehervar|title=Vasas SC - FC Fehérvár 2 : 2|access-date=27 July 2024}} During his period spent at Fehérvár he was nicknamed "Pink Panther", at one point the Hungarians considering giving him Hungarian citizenship in order to play for the national team, however he left because of some unpaid salaries, moving back to Romania at UTA Arad.

After two seasons at Arad he signed with Unirea Urziceni with whom in his first season he won the title but coach Dan Petrescu used him in only two matches as first-choice goalkeeper was Giedrius Arlauskis.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=6 August 2024}} Afterwards he participated with Urziceni in the 2009–10 Champions League group stage, on 20 October 2009 he made his single appearance in the competition, saving a Steven Davis penalty to help his side win 4–1 with Rangers on the Ibrox Stadium.{{cite web

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8314533.stm|title=Rangers 1 - 4 Unirea Urziceni|publisher=BBC |date=20 October 2009|access-date=30 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/international/liga-campionilor/rangers-unirea-urziceni-1-4-victorie-istorica-pentru-romani-160171.html|title=Rangers - Unirea Urziceni 1-4. Victorie istorică pentru români!|publisher=Gsp.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Rangers - Unirea Urziceni 1-4. Historical victory for the Romanians!|date= 20 October 2009 |access-date=6 August 2024}} In the same season on 10 April 2010, Tudor played his last Liga I match, a 1–1 with FC Vaslui, having a total of 114 appearances in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/acum-live-text-vaslui-0-0-urziceni-vezi-echipele-de-start.html|title=Rusescu egaleaza in prelungiri: Vaslui 1-1 Urziceni (Akakpo '25 / Rusescu '90)|publisher=Sport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Rusescu draws in stoppage time: Vaslui 1-1 Urziceni (Akakpo '25 / Rusescu '90)|date=10 April 2010 |access-date=6 August 2024}} He completely ended his career after playing seven games for Juventus București in the second half of the 2010–11 Liga II season.{{cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/sport/daniel-tudor-a-dat-steaua-pe-colentina-791969.html|title=Daniel Tudor a dat Steaua pe Colentina!|publisher=Adevarul.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Daniel Tudor gave Steaua for Colentina!|date=6 February 2011 |access-date=6 August 2024}}