Bondoc Ionescu-Crum

Bondoc Ionescu-Crum (3 April 1915 – 24 June 1994) was a Romanian athlete and a football defender and manager.

Bondoc Ionescu-Crum

Personal information
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
1938–1944	Venus București[a]	19	(0)
Managerial career
1956–1958	Universitatea Craiova
	Tractorul Brașov
	Hidromecanica Brașov
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 May 2021 Sports career
Nationality	Romanian
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump

Life and career

Ionescu-Crum was born on 3 April 1915 in the Bulgarian commune Bregovo to Romanian parents.^[1][4][5][6] When he was a child, his family settled in Brașov where he attended the Andrei Șaguna College.^[4] In 1934, at the Inter-school Competitions that took place at the Câmpia Libertății in Blaj, he won five events and set a new national record in the long jump of 7.03 meters.^[4][5] He won the title of vice-champion in the same event at the Balkan Games in Istanbul the following year.^[4][5] Ionescu-Crum competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1][6][7] He was also a footballer, playing as a defender for Sportul Studențesc București and Venus București.^[6][8] Ionescu-Crum won the Divizia A title with the latter in the 1938–39 season, playing seven games in the campaign under coach Béla Jánosy.^[2][6][8] With Venus he also reached the 1940 Cupa României final, playing in one game out of the four in the eventual defeat to Rapid București.^[9] He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II, sustaining injuries and earning decorations for his achievements.^[4][6][10] After World War II, Ionescu-Crum became a football manager, coaching Universitatea Craiova, Tractorul Brașov and Hidromecanica Brașov.^{[4][5][6][10]} He helped "U" Craiova gain promotion to Divizia B during the 1957–58 season.^[10][11][12] Ionescu-Crum died on 24 June 1994 in Brașov, Romania at age 79.^[1] He received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Brașov title, and a street in the city is named after him.^[4][13]

Honours

Military decorations

• Crucea Comemorativă a celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial 1941–1945 (World War II Commemorative Cross 1941–1945) (1955)^[4]

Player

Venus București

• Divizia A: 1938–39^[2]
• Cupa României runner-up: 1939–40^[9]

Manager

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia C: 1957–58^[10]

Notes

1. The 1940–41 Divizia A was the last season before World War II and the 1946–47 Divizia A was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Venus București are not official.^[3]