Irinel Ionescu
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Full name
Irinel Ioan Ionescu
Date of birth
25 December 1978
Place of birth
Iași, Romania
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irinel Ioan Ionescu | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Iași, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Politehnica Iași | 165 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | → Metalul Plopeni (loan) | 40 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Focșani | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Cetatea Suceava | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Rapid Dumești | ||
| 2015–2016 | Flacăra Erbiceni | ||
| Total | 234 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Știința Miroslava (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Flacăra Erbiceni | ||
| 2016 | Știința Miroslava (caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | Știința Miroslava (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Știința Miroslava (youth) | ||
| 2020– | Sportul Iași (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2020 | |||
Irinel Ioan Ionescu (born 25 December 1978) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre back mainly for Politehnica Iași, but also for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, CSM Focșani or Cetatea Suceava, among others.
After retirement, Ionescu started a career as a football manager and worked for Știința Miroslava and Flacăra Erbiceni.[1][2]