Ion Alecsandrescu
Ion Alecsandrescu (17 July 1928 – 21 June 2000) was the chairman of Steaua București during the team's golden era, between 1985 and 1989. His nickname was Sfinxul (English: The Sphinx) and was recently declared as Steaua Bucharest's Man of the Century.[4][5][6]
 Alecsandrescu in the 1950s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Copăceni, Vâlcea, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 2000 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1949 | Juventus București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950 | Partizanul București | 6 | (8) |
| 1950–1951 | Steaua București | 6 | (1) |
| 1952–1953 | CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc | 32 | (5) |
| 1953–1961 | Steaua București[lower-alpha 1] | 153 | (85) |
| 1962 | Olimpia București | ||
| Total | 198 | (99) | |
| National team | |||
| Romania B | 5 | (0) | |
| 1956–1959 | Romania[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–2000 | Steaua București (Staff) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Alecsandrescu also played football between 1947 and 1962 for Juventus București, Steaua București, CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Olimpia București.[1]
He was top scorer of Divizia A with 18 goals in only 22 games, in 1956.[1][3]
Alecsandrescu won five championships and a Romanian Cup, all with Steaua București and also won four caps for Romania and one for Romania's Olympic team.[2][3]
Notes
- The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Steaua București are not official.[1]
- Including one appearance for Romania's Olympic team [2][3]
References
- Ion Alecsandrescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- "Ion Alecsandrescu". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Ion Alecsandrescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Ion Alecsandrescu – "Omul secolului XX" la Steaua" [Ion Alecsandrescu - "The man of the twentieth century" at Steaua] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "on Alecsandrescu-Sfinxul" [Ion Alecsandrescu-The Sphinx] (in Romanian). Fcsteaua.ro. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Mitică, de partea fostelor glorii: "Gigi a scăpat de sub control!"" [Mitică, on the side of the former glories: "Gigi got out of control!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
- Ion Alecsandrescu at WorldFootball.net
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicolae Tătaru |
Steaua Top Scorer 1956 1957–1958 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by Gheorghe Constantin |
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