Traian Ionescu

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Trăian Ionescu
Ionescu in 1963
Personal information
Full name Trăian Ionescu
Date of birth (1923-07-17)17 July 1923
Place of birth Văleni, Argeș County, Romania
Date of death 4 October 2006(2006-10-04) (aged 83)
Place of death
București
, Romania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1936–1939 TC Târgoviște
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1941 Sporting Club Pitești
1943–1945
Vulturii Textila Lugoj
1945–1946 Sportul Muncitoresc Găvana
1946–1949
Juventus București
42 (0)
1949–1951
CCA București
36 (0)
1952 CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc 11 (0)
Total 89 (0)
International career
1948–1949 Romania 5 (0)
Managerial career
1952 Casa Armatei Craiova
1952–1957
Flacăra Ploiești
(youth)
1959–1962 Dinamo București
1963–1964 Dinamo București
1965–1967 Dinamo București
1969–1970 Fenerbahçe
1971 Dinamo București
1971–1972 Dinamo București (technical director)
1973–1975 Sportul Studențesc București
1975–1976 Olimpia Satu Mare
1977–1978
Jiul Petroșani
1978–1980 SC Bacău
1980–1981
Petrolul Ploiești
1981
Steaua București
1982 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
1983–1984 Morocco Olympic team
1984–1985 Olt Scornicești
1987–1989 CSM Reșița
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Traian Ionescu (17 July 1923 – 4 October 2006) was a Romanian football goalkeeper and coach.

Club career

Ionescu was born on 17 July 1923 in

Francisc Ronnay used him in the 2–1 victory against CSU Cluj.[1][2][3][5][6][7] Ionescu went to play for CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 27 November 1952 in a 3–0 home victory against Flacăra Petroșani, having a total of 98 games played in the competition.[1][2][3]

International career

Ionescu played five games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 20 June 1948 under coach Iuliu Baratky in a 3–2 home victory against Bulgaria at the 1948 Balkan Cup.[8][9] His following two games were also at the 1948 Balkan Cup, a 2–1 victory against Czechoslovakia and a 0–0 against Poland.[8] Ionescu's last appearance for the national team took place on 22 May 1949 in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 loss against Czechoslovakia.[8]

Managerial career

"Traian Ionescu was unique, one of the greatest Romanian football coaches."

Cornel Dinu, former Dinamo player[3]
Ionescu (pictured, right) and Silvio Piola (left) at the Coverciano training center in 1965.

He started his coaching career at

București.[3][6]

Honours

Player

CCA București

Manager

Dinamo București

Fenerbahçe

Jiul Petroșani

References

  1. ^ a b c d Traian Ionescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "100 de ani de la nașterea antrenorului care a lansat cele mai mari legende dinamoviste, care a scris istorie în Ștefan cel Mare, dar care în sufletul lui era stelist" [100 years since the birth of the coach who launched the greatest Dynamo legends, who wrote history in Ștefan cel Mare, but who in his soul was a Steaua fan] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "I-a "inventat" pe Dinu, Lucescu şi Dumitrache" [He "invented" Dinu, Lucescu and Dumitrache] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXV –"La 17 minute de locul doi"" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXV – "17 minutes from second place"] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.ro. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1948–1949". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Traian Ionescu, condus pe ultimul drum" [Traian Ionescu, led on the last road] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 7 October 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Traian Ionescu". European Football. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Romania 3-2 Bulgaria". European Football. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Va redeveni, cândva, clubul găzarilor pepiniera care a fost pe vremea lui Traian Ionescu? – numai despre ce se întâmplă la FC Petrolul, echipa de suflet a ploieștenilor și a prahovenilor (episodul 52)" [Will, someday, the Gazaril club become the nursery that it was at the time of Traian Ionescu? – only about what happens at FC Petrolul, the soul team of Ploiești and Prahoven people (episode 52)] (in Romanian). Gazetaph.ro. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Portretul unui campion al Petrolul Ploiești: George Marin" [Portrait of a champion of Petrolul Ploiesti: George Marin] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  12. ^ "INTERVIU-EVENIMENT cu Cornel Dinu la 70 de ani: "M-au drogat ca să nu ajung în Ghencea! Tata a ales Dinamo, nu Steaua"" [INTERVIEW-EVENT with Cornel Dinu at the age of 70: "They drugged me so that I wouldn't end up in Ghencea! My father chose Dinamo, not Steaua"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  13. ^ ""Mopsul" Dumitrache dribla orice adversar. Nu și alcoolul. Ar fi împlinit 70 de ani…" ["The pug" Dumitrache dribbled past any opponent. But not alcohol. He would have turned 70…] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Legendele fotbalului: "Mopsul" s-a irosit în alcool" [Football legends: "Pug" wasted himself in alcohol] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1967–1968". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Ilie Datcu, primul bașkan român în fotbal" [Ilie Datcu, the first Romanian baskan in football] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b "O partidă care nu s-a mai jucat. Aproape de un meci Jiul – Galatasaray!" [A game that has never been played before. Close to a match Jiul - Galatasaray!] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Top 60 antrenori" [Top 60 coaches] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 8 January 2023.