Ion Velea

Ion Velea (born 14 September 1947) is a Romanian former footballer and referee.[3][4][5][6] He was part of "U" Craiova's team that won the 1973–74 Divizia A, which was the first trophy in the club's history.[3][4][5] After he ended his playing career he became a referee who arbitrated Divizia A matches over the course of 12 years, he also arbitrated at European club level.[3][4][5]

Ion Velea
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-09-14) 14 September 1947[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Position(s) Left defender[1]
Youth career
1961–1962 Metalul București
1962–1964 Viitorul București
1964–1965 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Siderurgistul Galați[lower-alpha 1] 9 (0)
1967–1968 Politehnica Galați 24 (1)
1968–1974 Universitatea Craiova 125 (4)
1975 FC Constanța 2 (0)
1977–1978 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Total 160 (5)
International career
1966–1968 Romania U23[2] 17 (1)
1966 Romania B[2] 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Notes

  1. The statistics for the 1966–67 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. Ion Velea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Ion Velea profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Portret / "Pelicanul" Ion Velea a arbitrat patru semifinale consecutive de cupe europene" [Portrait / "Pelican" Ion Velea refereed four consecutive European Cup semi-finals] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Un jucător de legendă va da lovitura de start la "U" Craiova - FCSB. "Mi-ar plăcea ca scorul să se apropie de cel din urmă cu 30 de ani, când a fost 6-2"" [A legendary player will give the start at "U" Craiova - FCSB. "I would like the score to approach the one that was 30 years ago, when it ended 6-2"] (in Romanian). Telekom.ro. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "Ion Velea, campion cu Universitatea în 1974, un om bogat în amintiri" [Ion Velea, champion with Universitatea in 1974, a man rich in memories] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. Ion Velea at WorldFootball.net
  7. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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