Romanian footballer
Dumitru Pavlovici (26 April 1912 – 28 September 1993) was a Romanian football goalkeeper who played for Romania in the 1938 FIFA World Cup .[ 2]
Club career
Dumitru Pavlovici, nicknamed Pantera neagră (English: The Black Panther ) was born on 26 April 1912 in Timișoara , Romania , growing up and starting to play football as a child in the Mehala neighborhood.[ 1] [ 3] He started playing organized football as a forward at local club, Dacia.[ 1] [ 3] He first played as a goalkeeper while he was still at Dacia in a game with AMEF.[ 1] [ 3]
In 1933, Pavlovici went at Ripensia Timișoara where he had to compete to be first-choice goalkeeper with Vilmos Zombori who was six years older than him.[ 1] [ 3] In his first season spent at the club, he won the Cupa României but did not play in the final as Zombori was preferred.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] In the 1934–35 season he won the title, coaches Josef Uridil and Rudolf Wetzer using him in 15 matches.[ 1] [ 3] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Next season , Pavlovici helped Ripensia win The Double , being given 14 appearances by coaches Wetzer and Jenő Konrád , also playing in the 5–1 win over Unirea Tricolor București from the Cupa României final .[ 1] [ 3] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] In the 1937–38 season, Pavlovici played 19 games under the guidance of coach Sepp Pojar, helping Ripensia win another title.[ 1] [ 3] [ 6] [ 7]
In 1941, Pavlovici signed with CFR Turnu Severin , winning the 1942–43 Cupa României , keeping a clean sheet in the 4–0 win over Sportul Studențesc București from the final against Sportul Studențesc București , which helped the club win the first trophy in its history.[ 1] [ 3] [ 10] Afterwards in 1946, Pavlovici went at CFR Timișoara for the last five years of his career, the highlights of this period being a runner-up position in the 1947–48 season and the reaching of a Cupa României final in the same season which was lost with 3–2 loss in front of ITA Arad in which he did not play, Aurel Boroș being preferred instead.[ 1] [ 3] [ 11]
International career
Dumitru Pavlovici played 18 games at international level for Romania , making his debut under coach Constantin Rădulescu on 17 May 1936 in a 5–2 win over Greece at the 1936 Balkan Cup , also appearing in the 4–1 win with Bulgaria as the team won the cup.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] He was selected by coaches Săvulescu and Rădulescu to be part of the squad that participated at the 1938 World Cup .[ 12] [ 16] He played in the first game against Cuba which ended 3–3, his teammate Robert Sadowski playing in the replay which ended with a surprisingly 2–1 loss.[ 12] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] Pavlovici captained the national team in his last two appearances from 1942 which were friendlies, a 1–0 loss with Slovakia and a 2–2 with Croatia .[ 12]
Death
Dumitru Pavlovici died on 28 September 1993 at age 81.[ 1] [ 3] [ 12]
Notes
Honours
Ripensia Timișoara
CFR Turnu Severin
Romania
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Dumitru Pavlovici at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France, Romania squad" . Fifa.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k " "Pantera neagră" din Mehala. Povestea lui Dumitru Pavlovici, portarul agil al Ripensiei" [The "Black Panther" of Mehala. The story of Dumitru Pavlovici, the agile goalkeeper of Ripensia] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2024 .
^ a b "Romanian Cup - 1933-1934" . RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ a b Dumitru Pavlovici at National-Football-Teams.com
^ a b c d "Romania National Champions" . RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ a b c "FOTBAL. Noua CAMPIOANA a ROMANIEI. Ce mai vuiet, ce mai larma..." [FOOTBALL. The new CHAMPION of ROMANIA. What a noise, what a noise ...] (in Romanian). Vechi.timisoaraexpress.ro. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ a b "CFR Cluj, ca Rapidul pe vremea lui "Il Luce"! Un record vechi de 20 de ani a fost egalat! Performanţa imposibilă realizată de clujeni" [CFR Cluj, like Rapid in the time of "Il Luce"! A 20-year-old record has been matched! The impossible performance achieved by the people from Cluj] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ a b "Romanian Cup - 1935-1936" . RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1942–1943" . RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 April 2020 .
^ "Romanian Cup – 1947–1948" . RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .
^ a b c d e f "Dumitru Pavlovici" . European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ a b "Balkan Cup 1936" . European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022 .
^ "Romania 5-2 Greece" . European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ "Romania 4-1 Bulgaria" . European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ a b "România – Cuba: povestea eliminării ruşinoase de la Cupa Mondială a primei generații de excepţie din istoria "tricolorilor" " [Romania – Cuba: the story of the shameful elimination from the World Cup of the first exceptional generation in the history of the "tricolors"] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2024 .
^ "Cuba 3-3 România, 5 iunie 1938 (Campionatul Mondial din Franța '38)" [Cuba 3-3 Romania, June 5, 1938 (World Cup in France '38)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 20 March 2024 .
^ "Campionatul Mondial din Franța '38: Cuba 2-1 România, 9 iunie 1938" [World Championship in France '38: Cuba 2-1 Romania, June 9, 1938] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 20 March 2024 .
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