Constantin Tabarcea (8 February 1937 – 14 July 1963) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1937[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Târgoviște, Romania[2] | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 1963 (aged 26)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Ploiești, Romania[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Winger[4][5] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1951–1955 | Metalul Târgoviște[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1963 | Petrolul Ploiești[3] | 162 | (25) |
| International career | |||
| 1958–1959 | Romania U23[6] | 4 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Romania B[6] | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editOn 14 July 1963 he collapsed and died during a match Divizia A match against Dinamo Bacău.[7][3][4] Death was attributed to unusual activity of the thymus.[8] He was 26 years old.[3][4] One week later after his death Petrolul won the 1962–63 Cupa României and before the game, at the team photo, the place from the down row in front of goalkeeper Mihai Ionescu was left free in his memory.[4][9] In 2013, in his honor, at the initiative of his former teammates, the authorities mounted a commemorative plaque at the entrance of the Ilie Oană Stadium that says: "He was a delicate, sensitive boy with a special sense of the rules of life. (...) As a footballer he was a great talent, a ball tamer who listened to him in submission, doing with the ball whatever he wanted. At Petrolul he played the role of the "wanderer winger" who processed most of the balls recovered from the defense to be transmitted to the attackers. (...) He had all the qualities of a great player, the eye, the speed of thought, dedication, shot well placed".[10] The footballer Adrian Tabarcea Petre and his father are named Tabarcea because his grandfather was a friend of Constantin.[5][11]
Honours
editPetrolul Ploiești
References
edit- ^ Constantin Tabarcea at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Puţini ştiu că "lista din istoria neagră" a fotbaliştilor decedaţi pe terenul de fotbal se deschide, din păcate, cu unul dintre marii fotbalişti târgovişteni!..." [Few people know that the "list in the black history" of the footballers who died on the football field opens, unfortunately, with one of the great football players from Târgoviște! ...] (in Romanian). Dambovitapenet.ro. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Așii Petrolului, Gazeta reconstituie portretele idolilor din trecut, din arhive și prin ochii cronicarilor acelor vremuri" [Aces of Petrolul, Gazeta reconstructs portraits of idols from the past, from archives and through the eyes of the chroniclers of those times] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Marile echipe ale Petrolului din anii '50–'60, 6 povești spectaculoase despre performanțele generațiilor de aur ale ploieștenilor" [The great Petrolul teams from the 50s–60s, 6 spectacular stories about the performances of the golden generations of the people of Ploiesti] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b "INTERVIU Adrian Petre, atacantul naționalei de tineret: "Voi ajunge titular în Serie A"" [INTERVIEW Adrian Petre, the youth national striker: "I will become a starter in Serie A"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Constantin Tabarcea profile". 11v11. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Foe the latest name on sport's tragic list". Sports Illustrated. 27 June 2003. Archived from the original on 13 July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Andrei Mutulescu şi alţi fotbalişti care au murit pe teren". Libertatea. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Fostele glorii ale Petrolului şi suporteri ai echipei au comemorat 50 de ani de la dispariţia din viaţă a lui Constantin Tabarcea" [Former Petrolul glory players and team supporters commemorate 50 years since Constantin Tabarcea's disappearance] (in Romanian). Gazetaph.ro. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Constantin Tabarcea are o placă comemorativă la stadionul "Ilie Oană" din Ploieşti" [Constantin Tabarcea has a commemorative plaque at the "Ilie Oană" stadium in Ploieşti] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "ROMÂNIA U21 – BOSNIA U21 Mutare genială a lui Rădoi pentru meciul cu Bosnia Fotbalistul care l-a înlocuit pe Ivan a înscris" [ROMANIA U21 – BOSNIA U21 Rădoi's brilliant move for the match with Bosnia The football player who replaced Ivan scored] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
External links
edit- Constantin Tabarcea at Labtof.ro
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