Cornel Pavlovici

Cornel Pavlovici (2 April 1943 – 8 January 2013) was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker.

Club career Pavlovici, nicknamed Pavca, was born on 2 April 1943 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1952 at Locomotiva București. He began his senior career in 1960 at Metalul București.

Subsequently, he played in the first half of the 1962–63 season for Viitorul București, moving for the second half to Steaua București. Afterwards, Pavlovici netted two goals in the 5–0 aggregate victory against Derry City in the first round of the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1965–66 season, he scored a brace in a 3–3 league draw against Dinamo and won the Cupa României, but coach Ilie Savu did not use him in the 4–0 victory against UTA Arad in the final.

In 1966, Pavlovici joined ASA Târgu Mureș in Divizia B, scoring 15 goals in his first season to help them gain first-league promotion. In the middle of the 1968–69 season, he went to play for Petrolul Ploiești.

Pavlovici played two matches for Romania, making his debut on 12 May 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu sent him at halftime to replace Cicerone Manolache in a 3–2 friendly win over East Germany in which he scored a goal. His second appearance occurred about a month later in a 1–1 friendly draw against Poland. He scored six goals, including one against East Germany in a draw, goals in wins over Iran and Yugoslavia, and a hat-trick in a 4–2 victory against Ghana, which contributed to his team's fifth-place finish in the tournament.

Pavlovici died on 8 January 2013 at age 69.