Martin Tudor (footballer)
Gheorghe Martin Tudor (10 June 1976 – 30 March 2020) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Tudor was known as one of the best goalkeepers of Steaua București in the 2000s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Martin Tudor | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Avrig, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 2020 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Reșița, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Jiul Petroșani | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 46 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | Steaua București | 126 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | CFR Cluj | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Steaua II București | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 204 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2010 | Steaua București (GK coach) | ||
| 2010–2011 | FC U Craiova (GK coach) | ||
| 2011 | Romania (GK coach) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ittihad FC (GK coach) | ||
| 2017 | Juventus București (GK coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | CSMȘ Reșița (GK coach) | ||
| 2018 | Voluntari (GK coach) | ||
| 2019 | Sportul Snagov (GK coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2010 (UTC) | |||
Martin Tudor signed his first professional contract with Jiul Petroșani in 1996, aged 20. From there he was transferred to Olimpia Satu Mare in 1997 and then to Steaua București two years later.
Tudor played for six years at Steaua București, but in 2005 left the club to join CFR 1907 Cluj. From 2007 to 2008 he played at U Cluj. He retired in June 2008. In January 2010 he returned to professional football and retired again in the same year.
After retirement, he started a new career as a goalkeeping coach, working for Steaua București, FC U Craiova, Romania national football team, Ittihad FC or FC Voluntari, among others.
On 30 March 2020, around 10 o'clock in the morning, Martin Tudor suffered a heart attack in the kitchen of his girlfriend's apartment, in Reșița. According to his former teammate Dorinel Munteanu, CSM Reșița manager at that time, "the ambulance arrived very quickly, but unfortunately, nothing could be done, all the resuscitation maneuvers were done, but the tragedy could not be avoided." Martin Tudor was declared deceased in the same day, at just 43 years.[1][2][3]
References
- "Martin Tudor a murit după un infarct! Fostul portar al Stelei avea 43 de ani" [Martin Tudor died of a heart attack! The former goalkeeper of Steaua was 43 years old]. gsp.ro. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "Tragedie în fotbalul românesc! A murit Martin Tudor, fostul portar al Stelei" [Tragedy in the Romanian football! Martin Tudor, the former goalkeeper of Steaua, died]. digisport.ro. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "A murit Martin Tudor, fostul portar al Stelei. Avea 43 de ani" [Martin Tudor, the former goalkeeper of Steaua, died. He was 43 years old]. mediafax.ro. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Martin Tudor at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
External links
- Martin Tudor at Soccerway