Teofil Codreanu
Birth date1 February 1941
Birth placeBucharest, Romania
Death date10 January 2016 (aged 74)
Death placeBucharest, Romania
Height1.70 m
PositionAttacking midfielder
Youthyears 11956–1959
Youthclubs 1CCA București
Youthyears 21959–1961
Youthclubs 2Rapid București
Years 11961–1973
Clubs 1Rapid București
Caps 1258
Goals 139
Nationalyears 11962–1965
Nationalteam 1Romania U23
Nationalcaps 19
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 21964
Nationalteam 2Romania B
Nationalcaps 21
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 31964–1971
Nationalteam 3Romania Olympic
Nationalcaps 32
Nationalgoals 30
Nationalyears 41965
Nationalteam 4Romania
Nationalcaps 41
Nationalgoals 40
Manageryears 11979–1981
Managerclubs 1Mecanică Fină București
Manageryears 21981–1983
Managerclubs 2Unirea Răcari
Manageryears 31983–1984
Managerclubs 3CSM Borzești
Manageryears 41984–1986
Managerclubs 4Metalul Rădăuți
Manageryears 51986
Managerclubs 5Rapid București

Teofil Codreanu (1 February 1941 – 10 January 2016) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Codreanu, nicknamed Parpală, was born on 1 February 1941 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1956 at CCA București.[1][2][3] In 1959, he went to play for Rapid București where on 18 March 1962 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Ion Mihăilescu in a 1–1 draw against Minerul Lupeni.[1][2][3][4] Codreanu spent all 12 seasons of his career at Rapid, helping the club win the 1966–67 Divizia A, which was the first title in its history, being used by coach Valentin Stănescu in 23 matches in which he scored two goals.[1][2][3][5] He also won the 1971–72 Cupa României, playing as a starter under coach Bazil Marian in the 2–0 win over Jiul Petroșani in the final.[1][2][3][6]

Codreanu played 14 games and scored three goals in European competitions.[1][2] He took part in the 1967–68 European Cup campaign in which he helped The Railwaymen get past Trakia Plovdiv in the first round by scoring a double in the second leg, being eliminated by Juventus in the following round.[1][2][7] He appeared in five matches during the 1971–72 UEFA Cup, helping the club reach the round of 16 by eliminating Napoli and Legia Warsaw before they were defeated by the eventual champions, Tottenham.[2][3][8] Subsequently, he played two games in the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup, where the team advanced past Landskrona BoIS and Rapid Wien to reach the quarter-finals before being eliminated by the eventual runners-up, Leeds United.[2][3][9] Codreanu made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1973 in a 2–1 away loss to SC Bacău, totaling 258 appearances with 39 goals in the competition and 33 matches with seven goals in Cupa României.[1][2][3]

International career

From 1962 until 1971, Codreanu made several appearances for Romania's under-23, B and Olympic teams.[10]

Codreanu made one appearance for Romania, playing on 23 October 1965 under coach Ilie Oană in a 2–1 away loss to Turkey in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers.[11]

Managerial career

Codreanu was also a manager who coached mostly in the Romanian lower leagues at Mecanică Fină București, Unirea Răcari, CSM Borzești and Metalul Rădăuți.[3] He had only a single Divizia A experience which consisted of seven games at Rapid București, and also coached for many years at the team's youth academy.[3]

Death

He died on 10 January 2016, at the age of 74 in his native Bucharest.[1][2][3][12]

Honours

Rapid București

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Azi, "Parpală" ar fi împlinit 80 de ani. Teofil Codreanu a locuit în Ghencea, a început fotbalul la Steaua, a devenit legendă în Giulești și a ratat un transfer la Juventus" [Today, "Parpală" would have turned 80 years old. Teofil Codreanu lived in Ghencea, started football at Steaua, became a legend in Giulesti and missed a transfer to Juventus] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Povestea de viata a lui Teofil Codreanu" [The life story of Teofil Codreanu] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Minerul Lupeni vs. Rapid Bucuresti Liga1 1961–1962". Labtof. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1971–1972". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Teofil Codreanu - Champions League 1967/1968". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ "49 de ani de când Rapid mătura pe jos cu Zoff și cu Altafini. Boc: "Așa ne-am câștigat dreptul să vedem un film aproape porno la Varșovia!"!" [49 years since Rapid swept on foot with Zoff and Altafini. Boc: "This is how we earned the right to see an almost pornographic film in Warsaw!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    "Acum o jumătate de veac, Rapid elimina pe Napoli" [Half a century ago, Rapid eliminated Napoli]. Wesport.ro. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    "Teofil Codreanu - UEFA Cup 1971/1972". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Leeds United – Rapid 5-0 (7 martie 1973 – sferturi Cupa Cupelor)" [Leeds United – Rapid 5-0 (March 7, 1973 – Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals)]. Tikitaka.ro. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    "Teofil Codreanu - Cup Winners Cup 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Teofil Codreanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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    "Teofil Codreanu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
    "Turkey 2-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Fostul fotbalist Teofil Codreanu a încetat din viață" [Former footballer Teofil Codreanu passed away] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.