Ion Motroc
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1953 | Locomotiva București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | Locomotiva București | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | Progresul CPCS București | ||
| 1957–1960 | Dinamo București | 38 | (0) |
| 1960–1969 | Rapid București | 226 | (1) |
| 1969–1970 | Altay Izmir | 8 | (0) |
| 1970 | Sportul Studențesc București | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1965 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Sportul Studențesc București | ||
| 1973 |
Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
| 1974–1977 | Rapid București | ||
| 1977–1978 | FCM Reșița | ||
| 1981 | Rapid București | ||
| 1982–1983 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 1983 | MC Oujda | ||
| 1983–1986 |
Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1988 | Rapid București (assistant) | ||
| 1997 | Chindia Târgoviște | ||
| 1997–1998 | Al-Merrikh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ion Motroc (born 14 February 1937) is a former Romanian football defender who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
Club career
Ion Motroc was born on 14 February 1937 in
Inter-cities Fairs Cup), taking part in the 1967–68 European Cup campaign in which he helped Rapid eliminate Trakia Plovdiv, being eliminated by Juventus in the following round.[1][2][9] He made his last Divizia A match on 15 June 1969 in a 3–0 victory against Jiul Petroșani, having a total of 265 matches played in the competition scoring one goal in April 1961 from a scissors kick in a 2–1 victory against Dinamo, also having 34 matches and one goal scored in the Cupa României.[1][2] In 1969, alongside his Rapid teammate Viorel Kraus, Motroc went to play in the Turkish First Football League for half of season at Altay Izmir, appearing in 8 league matches, returning to Romania where he ended his career by playing two games in Divizia B at Sportul Studențesc București.[1][2][4][10]
International career
Ion Motroc made two appearances for
Gheorghe Popescu I in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 away victory against Turkey.[11][12][13] His second game was also an away game against Turkey, this time the result being a 2–1 loss at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers.[11]
Managerial career
"Make way, make way, Motroc's band is passing"
–Rapid's fans chant after the winning of the 1975 Cupa României Final[2]
Ion Motroc started his managerial career in 1970 at
Raja Casablanca from Morocco and Al-Merrikh from Sudan.[2]
Personal life
Ion Motroc is the father of Florin Motroc who was also footballer and a manager and the grandfather of Vlad Motroc, who played football in the Romanian lower leagues.[21][22][23]
Honours
Player
Dinamo București
Rapid București
- Divizia A: 1966–67[2]
- Cupa României runner-up: 1960–61, 1961–62[7][8]
- Balkans Cup: 1963–64, 1964–66[2]
Manager
Sportul Studențesc București
Rapid București
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ion Motroc at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Ion Motroc #85. Cinci lucruri pe care probabil că nu le știați despre legendarul lider al primului Rapid campion" [Ion Motroc #85. Five things you probably didn't know about the legendary leader of the Rapid's first champion] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Moment impresionant în Giulești. Legenda Ion Motroc a dat lovitura de start: "Faceți loc, faceți loc, trece trupa lui Motroc!"" [Impressive moment in Giulesti. The legend Ion Motroc kicked off: "Make room, make room, Motroc's band is coming!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Ion Motroc at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Ion Motroc, unul dintre ultimii supraviețuitori ai echipei cu care Rapid a luat titlul din 1967:"Am plâns mult. Mi-e dor de Jamaischi și de acele vremuri frumoase"" [Ion Motroc, one of the last survivors of the team with which Rapid took the title in 1967:"I cried a lot. I miss Jamaischi and those beautiful times"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1960–1961". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1961–1962". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Ion Motroc - Europa League 1967/1968". WorldFootball. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" [During Ceausescu's time, Romanian footballers invaded Turkey] (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro.
- ^ a b "Ion Motroc profile". European Football. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Turkey 0-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Siminiceanu, Radu (10 January 2004). "Romania National Team 1960–1969 – Details". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Campioni şi antrenori la Rapid" [Champions and coaches at Rapid] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ion Motroc" (in Romanian). Rapid.com. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Ion Motroc managerial statistics". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1974–1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Rapid București 1-0 Anderlecht Brussels". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Anderlecht Brussels 2-0 Rapid București". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Anderlecht, coşmarul echipelor din România! Scandalul cu Dinamo, şocul returului cu Rapid şi cum a pus-o la colţ pe Steaua. Video" [Anderlecht, the nightmare of Romanian teams! The scandal with Dinamo, the shock of the return with Rapid and how they cornered Steaua. Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Un nou jucător de la Dinamo a ajuns în curtea lui U Cluj! Vlad Motroc a semnat azi!" [A new player from Dinamo arrived in U Cluj's yard! Vlad Motroc signed today!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Faceți loc, trece trupa lui Ion Motroc: Florin, antrenor în Arabia Saudită, nepoata voleibalistă și mezinul campion în Barcelona" [Make room, Ion Motroc's band passes by: Florin, trainer in Saudi Arabia, volleyball grandson and the little one champion champion in Barcelona] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "FC Argeş a transferat un fotbalist de mare perspectivă: Vlad Motroc!" [FC Arges transferred a high-profile footballer: Vlad Motroc!] (in Romanian). Argesexpres.ro. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
External links
- Ion Motroc – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ion Motroc at WorldFootball.net
- Ion Motroc at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
