Nicolae Ionescu (12 June 1949 – 25 July 1997) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[3][4][5]
Personal information | |||
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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) | |
National team | |||
1972 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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