Ion Voinescu

Romanian footballer (1929-2018)

Ion "Țop" Voinescu (18 April 1929 – 9 March 2018) was a Romanian footballer. He was often thought as one of the finest goalkeepers Romania has ever produced.[source?]

Ion Voinescu
Voinescu with Steaua (then called CCA)
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-04-18)18 April 1929
Place of birth Valea Dragului, Romania[1]
Date of death 9 March 2018(2018-03-09) (aged 88)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1939–1943 Olympia București
1943–1945 ASPIM Bucureşti
1945–1946 Carmen Bucureşti
1946–1947 Solvay Uioara
1947–1948 RATA Târgu Mureş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950 Metalul Bucureşti1 23 (0)
1950–1963 Steaua Bucureşti 162 (0)
Total 185 (0)
National team
Romania B 2 (0)
1949–1962 Romania 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Voinescu has won 22 caps for Romania, with his only honor being representing his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Voinenscu worked as a goalkeeper coach for his former club, Steaua București.

On 9 March 2018, Voinescu died at the age of 88.[2][3][4]

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