Tudor Paraschiva

{{Infobox football biography

| name =

| image = Tudor Paraschiva.jpg

|image_size = 260px

| birth_date = 27 December 1919

| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043144/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tudor-paraschiva-1.html Tudor Paraschiva]. sports-reference.com

| 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{{efn|name="UTB"|The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances during this period for Unirea Tricolor București are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship.{{RomanianSoccer|1516/tudor-paraschiva}}{{cite web | url=https://ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com/2014/07/07/file-de-poveste-perioada-juventus-episodul-xxiv-ultimul-sut-aduce-promovarea/ | title=File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIV – "Ultimul șut aduce promovarea"| publisher=Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com| language=Romanian |trans-title=Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIV - "The Last Shot Gets the Promotion"| date=7 July 2014 | access-date=11 April 2023}}}}

| clubs2 = Jiul Petroșani{{efn|name="JIU"|The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Jiul Petroșani are not official.}}

| clubs3 = Minerul Lupeni{{efn|name="MLP"|The statistics for the 1957–58 and 1958–59 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.}}

| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27105 |title=Tudor Paraschiva |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=13 November 2021}}

Club career

Tudor Paraschiva was born in Bucharest on 27 December 1919, starting to play junior level football at local club, Militari in 1934.{{cite web| url=https://gddhd.ro/lifestyle/oamenii-din-umbra-performantelor-tudor-paraschiva-fotbalistul-legenda-olimpist-timbrat-de-filandezi/| title=Oamenii din umbra performanțelor: Tudor Paraschiva fotbalistul legendă, olimpist timbrat de filandezi| publisher=Gddhd.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=People from the shadow of performance: Tudor Paraschiva the legendary football player, Olympian stamped by the Finns| date=18 June 2012| access-date=11 December 2021}}{{cite web| url=https://gddhd.ro/lifestyle/episodul-14-tudor-paraschiva-fotbalistul-cu-timbru/| title=Episodul 14.Tudor Paraschiva, fotbalistul cu timbru!| publisher=Gddhd.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Episode 14. Tudor Paraschiva, the football player with the stamp!| date=24 July 2013| access-date=11 December 2021}} He made his Divizia A debut on 16 September 1939, playing for Unirea Tricolor București in a 3–2 loss in front of Rapid București. 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 seven 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=26 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1940_1941.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1940 - 1941|publisher=RomanianSoccer|accessdate=4 April 2020}} In 1946, Paraschiva went to play for Jiul Petroșani, a club where he would spend 10 seasons, in the one from 1947–48 he scored a personal record of 15 goals, then in the following edition he netted 14 goals which helped the team finish third. He then went to play for Minerul Lupeni in Divizia B, helping it promote to Divizia A in his second season where on 15 November 1959 he made his last appearance in a 7–0 away loss in front of Progresul București, having a total of 238 matches played with 71 goals scored in the competition.

International career

Tudor Paraschiva played six 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.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16017|title=Tudor Paraschiva|publisher=European Football|access-date=11 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14265|title=Romania 3-1 Czechoslovakia|publisher=European Football|access-date=11 December 2021}} His following appearance for the national team was also in a friendly, a 1–0 victory against Poland in which he scored the goal. 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.{{cite web| url=https://zhd.ro/sport/traim-din-amintiri-tudor-paraschiva-fotbalistul-cu-chipul-pe-timbru/| title=Trăim din amintiri: Tudor Paraschiva, fotbalistul cu chipul pe timbru| publisher=Zhd.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=We live from memories: Tudor Paraschiva, the football player with his face on the stamp| date=23 January 2014| access-date=11 December 2021}}
{{cite web|url=https://tikitaka.ro/ungaria-2-1-romania-15-iulie-1952/|title=Jocurile Olimpice de la Helsinki: Ungaria 2-1 România, 15 iulie 1952|publisher=Tikitaka.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Helsinki Olympics: Hungary 2-1 Romania, July 15, 1952|date= 14 July 2020|access-date=8 June 2024}} Paraschiva's last three games for the national team were a 3–1 victory in a friendly against East Germany, a 2–0 loss in front of Czechoslovakia at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers and a 5–1 loss with Hungary in a friendly.

=International goals=

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" align=center

! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

style="text-align:center;"| 1

11 May 1952

Stadionul Republicii, București, Romania

style="text-align:center;"| 1–0

style="text-align:center;"| 3–1

Friendly

style="text-align:center;"| 2

25 May 1952

Stadionul Republicii, București, Romania

style="text-align:center;"| 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.{{cite web| url=http://ifrom.weebly.com/fc-pandurii-tg-jiu.html| title=Pandurii Targu Jiu| publisher=Ifrom.weebly.com| language=Romanian | date=| access-date=8 July 2023}}{{cite web| url=https://cronicavj.ro/wp/fotbal-amintiri-din-divizia-c/| title=Fotbal. Amintiri din Divizia "C"| publisher=Cronicavj.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Football. Memories of the "C" Division| date=11 May 2016| access-date=11 December 2021}}{{cite web| url=http://cronicavj.ro/wp/special-vulcanul-va-avea-doua-jubilee-fotbalistice-csm-vulcan-100-de-ani-1920-2020-minerul-paroseni-50-de-ani-1970-2020/| title=Special. Vulcanul va avea douã jubilee fotbalistice. CSM Vulcan 100 de ani (1920-2020), Minerul Paroseni 50 de ani (1970-2020)| publisher=Cronicavj.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Special. Vulcan will have two football anniversaries. CSM Vulcan 100 years (1920-2020), Minerul Paroseni 50 years (1970-2020)| date=29 January 2020| access-date=11 December 2021}}
{{cite web| url=https://cronicavj.ro/wp/fotbal-special-meciurile-de-baraj-cosmarul-echipelor-din-valea-jiului-i/| title=Fotbal. Special. Meciurile de baraj – cosmarul echipelor din Valea Jiului (I)| publisher=Cronicavj.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Football. Special. Dam matches - the nightmare of the teams from the Jiu Valley (I)| date=26 January 2020| access-date=15 December 2021}}
{{cite web| url=https://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2014/04/19/destinatie-romania-pandurii-targu-jiu-povestea-unui-vis-european-10-35-48| title=Pandurii Târgu Jiu, povestea unui vis european| publisher=Agerpres.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Pandurii Târgu Jiu, the story of a European dream| date=19 April 2014| access-date=11 December 2021}}