Nicolae Ionescu (footballer)

Nicolae Ionescu (12 June 1949 – 25 July 1997) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[3][4][5]

For the politician, see Nicolae Ionescu.

Nicolae Ionescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-06-12)12 June 1949[1]
Place of birth Aninoasa, Romania[1]
Date of death 25 July 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 48)[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[1]
Youth career
1965–1966 Metalul Târgoviște
1966–1967 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1973 Petrolul Ploiești 153 (6)
1973–1975 Steaua București 35 (0)
1975–1976 Petrolul Ploiești 20 (1)
1976–1977 Metalul Plopeni
Total 208 (7)
International career
1972 Romania 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Nicolae Ionescu played four games at international level for Romania, making his debut when coach Angelo Niculescu sent him on the field at half-time in order to replace Augustin Deleanu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against France.[2][6][7] His following two games were also friendlies, a 3–3 against Italy and a 1–1 against Austria.[2][8][9] Nicolae Ionescu's last game for the national team was a 1–1 against Finland at the 1974 World Cup qualifiers.[2][10]

References
  1. Nicolae Ionescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Nicolae Ionescu". European Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. Nicolae Ionescu at WorldFootball.net
  4. Nicolae Ionescu at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "Sotia fostului fotbalist Nae Ionescu risca sa ramana pe strada" [The wife of the former football player Nae Ionescu risks staying on the street] (in Romanian). Onservatormews.ro. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. "Romania – France 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. "Nicolae Ionescu". 11v11. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. "Romania – Italy 3:3". European Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. "Romania – Austria 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  10. "Finland – Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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