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Nicolae Ionescu (footballer)

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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

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

International career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nicolae Ionescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d "Nicolae Ionescu". European Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ Nicolae Ionescu at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Nicolae Ionescu at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "Sotia fostului fotbalist Nae Ionescu risca sa ramana pe strada" [The wife of the former football player Nae Ionescu risks staying on the street] (in Romanian). Onservatormews.ro. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Romania – France 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Nicolae Ionescu". 11v11. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Romania – Italy 3:3". European Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Romania – Austria 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Finland – Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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