Nicolae Ionescu (footballer)

For the politician, see Nicolae Ionescu.

Nicolae Ionescu (12 June 1949 – 25 July 1997) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[3][4][5]

Nicolae Ionescu

Personal information
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)
International career
1972	Romania	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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]