Bondoc Ionescu-Crum (3 April 1915 – 24 June 1994) was a Romanian athlete and a football defender and manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1915-04-03)3 April 1915[1] | ||
Place of birth | Bregovo, Bulgaria[1] | ||
Date of death | 24 June 1994(1994-06-24) (aged 79)[1] | ||
Place of death | Brașov, Romania[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Sportul Studențesc București | |||
Venus București | |||
Teams managed | |||
1956–1958 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Tractorul Brașov | |||
Hidromecanica Brașov | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2021 Sports career | |||
Nationality | Romanian | ||
Sport | Athletics | ||
Event(s) | Long jump |
Bondoc Ionescu-Crum was born in the Bulgarian commune Bregovo to Romanian parents.[3][4] When he was a little child, his family settled in Brașov where he attended the Andrei Șaguna College.[3] In 1934, at the Inter-school Competitions that took place on the Câmpia Libertății from Blaj, he won five races and set a new national record in the long jump, jumping 7.03 meters.[3][4] He won the title of vice-champion of the same event at the Balkan Games in Istanbul the following year.[3][4] Ionescu-Crum competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][5] He was also a footballer, playing as a defender for Sportul Studențesc București and Venus București, winning the Divizia A title with Venus in the 1938–39 season, playing 7 games in the campaign.[2][6] He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II being injured and having achievements for which he was decorated.[3][7] After World War II, Ionescu-Crum became a football manager, coaching Universitatea Craiova, Tractorul Brașov and Hidromecanica Brașov.[3][4][7] He received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Brașov title, also having a street in the city named after him.[3][8]
Venus București
Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova – managers | |
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