Paul Popovici
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[lower-alpha 1] (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

  1. ↑ Including 3 appearances for Romania's Olympic team [1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Popovici". European Football. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Paul Popovici at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Paul Popovici: Am refuzat blaturile și am făcut-o pe Dinamo campioană!". evz.ro.
  4. ↑ S-a mai stins o fostă glorie a fotbalului bihorean. Mesajul fiului: „Ai fost idolul meu”. bihon.ro (in Romanian)
  5. ↑ . digisport.ro (in Romanian)
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