Ion Voinescu

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
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Voinescu with Steaua (then called CCA)
Personal information
Date of birth(1929-04-18)18 April 1929
Place of birthValea Dragului, Romania[1]
Date of death9 March 2018(2018-03-09) (aged 88)
Place of deathBucharest, Romania
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1939–1943Olympia București
1943–1945ASPIM Bucureşti
1945–1946Carmen Bucureşti
1946–1947Solvay Uioara
1947–1948RATA Târgu Mureş
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1950Metalul Bucureşti123(0)
1950–1963Steaua Bucureşti162(0)
Total185(0)
National team
Romania B2(0)
1949–1962Romania22(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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