Teofil Codreanu

Teofil Codreanu
Codreanu in 1965
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-02-01)1 February 1941
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 10 January 2016(2016-01-10) (aged 74)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1956–1959 CCA București
1959–1961 Rapid București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1973 Rapid București 258 (39)
International career
1962–1965 Romania U23 9 (0)
1964 Romania B 1 (0)
1964–1971 Romania Olympic 2 (0)
1965 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
1979–1981 Mecanică Fină București
1981–1983 Unirea Răcari
1983–1984 CSM Borzești
1984–1986 Metalul Rădăuți
1986 Rapid București
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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. 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. 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.

Codreanu (third from the right, bottom row) with Rapid in 1970.

Codreanu played 14 games and scored three goals in European competitions. 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. 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. 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. 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.

International career

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

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.

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. 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.

Death

He died on 10 January 2016, at the age of 74 in his native Bucharest.

Honours

Rapid București

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Teofil Codreanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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.
  11. ↑ Teofil Codreanu at National-Football-Teams.com
    "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.