Paul Popovici or Paul Popovits (21 June 1948 – 7 April 2021) was a

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n professional

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who played as a

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. He played almost all his career for two clubs, Bihor Oradea and

UTA Arad Uta or UTA may refer to: Universities *University of Texas at Arlington, in the United States * University of Tarapacá, in Chile *University of Tampere, in Finland Sports * FC UTA Arad, a Romanian football club based in the town of Arad * A ...

. He also played four matches for

, making his debut in a match against

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. Popovici died in the morning of 7 April 2021, after he suffered a

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* * 1948 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Oradea Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Stăruința Oradea players Club Atletic Oradea players Liga I players Liga II players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players FC UTA Arad players Romanian football managers {{Romania-footy-bio-stub