Tudor Paraschiva (27 December 1919 â 15 May 1967) was a Romanian association football striker.
Paraschiva was born on 27 December 1919 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1934 at local club Militari. He made his Divizia A debut on 16 September 1939, playing for Unirea Tricolor BucureÃÂti in a 3âÂÂ2 loss to Rapid BucureÃÂti. Under the guidance of player-coach ÃÂtefan Cârjan he helped Unirea Tricolor win the Divizia A title in the 1940âÂÂ41 season, contributing with two goals scored in seven matches. In the same season he helped the club reach the 1941 Cupa României final in which he played the entire match in the 4âÂÂ3 loss to Rapid. In 1946, Paraschiva joined Jiul PetroÃÂani, a club where he spent 10 seasons. In the 1947âÂÂ48 season he scored a personal record of 15 goals, then in the following one he netted 14 goals which helped the team finish third. He then went to play for Minerul Lupeni in Divizia B, helping them get promoted to Divizia A in his second season. On 15 November 1959, Paraschiva made his last Divizia A appearance in a 7âÂÂ0 away loss to Progresul BucureÃÂti, totaling 238 matches with 71 goals in the competition.
Paraschiva played six games and scored two goals for Romania, making his debut on 11 May 1952 under coach Emerich Vogl in a 3âÂÂ1 friendly victory against Czechoslovakia in which he opened the score. His following appearance for the national team was also in a friendly, a 1âÂÂ0 victory against Poland in which he scored the goal. His third game played for The Tricolours was in the 1952 Summer Olympics, as coach Gheorghe Popescu used him in a 2âÂÂ1 loss against eventual champions Hungary. In that match he made a good impression, being selected by the Finnish authorities who organized the competition, to appear in a commemorative postage stamp. Paraschiva's last three games for the national team were a 3âÂÂ1 friendly win over East Germany, a 2âÂÂ0 loss to Czechoslovakia during the 1954 World Cup qualifiers and a 5âÂÂ1 loss against Hungary in a friendly.
After he ended his playing career, Paraschiva started coaching at Minerul Vulcan. In 1962, he became the first coach of the newly founded club, Pandurii Târgu Jiu. In his first season, he managed to promote it to Divizia C, where he led the team until his death in 1967.
Paraschiva died on 15 May 1967 at age 47.
Unirea Tricolor BucureÃÂti
Minerul Lupeni
Pandurii Târgu Jiu