Ioan Andone
Encyclopedia
Ioan Andone is a Romania
n football coach
and former player.
, and represented his country at the 1990 World Cup
.
. He later coached U Cluj for two years, Sportul Studenţesc for a second period, Petrolul Ploieşti
, FC Farul Constanţa
, FC Braşov
, FC Bihor Oradea
and Sportul Studenţesc for a third time. In 2003 he took over Dinamo Bucureşti, and led them to one league championship and three consecutive cup titles. In December 2005 he took over Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia and stayed there until January 2007.
In 2008 won Liga I
and Romanian Cup
with CFR Cluj
in an astonishing performance for a team which played six years before in the third league.
After that he was coaching Al-Ettifaq Club of Saudi Arabia. On 8 June 2009 he started coaching Al Ahli
club (Dubai
). In the beginning of October 2009, after Dinamo Bucureşti sacked Italian coach Dario Bonetti
, Andone was offered the position of general manager. Although he stated that he would have wanted to train Dinamo Bucureşti again, he could not fulfill his wish because Al-Ahli Dubai's officials asked him to respect his contract and denied his permission to leave the club from UAE. On 5 November 2009 the Romanian manager, leaves the bench of Al Ahli, the new manager is Mahdi Ali. On 17 January 2010, he signed a year and a half contract with CSKA Sofia and just two months later, on 30 March 2010, announced his resignation. On 1 April 2010 Rapid Bucureşti officials appointed the former CSKA Sofia Coach to replace Nicolae Manea
until the end of the season 2010.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
and former player.
Career
He made his Divizia A debut with Corvinul Hunedoara in 1979. He later went to Dinamo Bucureşti where he helped win the league title in 1984 and 1990 and the cup title in 1984, 1986 and 1990. In 1990 he was bought by Spanish team Elche for 125.000 $. Then he went on to play two seasons in the Netherlands for SC Heerenveen til 1993 where he finished his playing career.International career
Andone was capped 55 times and scored 2 goals for the national teamRomania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, and represented his country at the 1990 World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Andone started coaching Sportul StudenţescSportul Studentesc
Sportul Studenţesc is a Romanian football club that was established in 1916 . The Bucharest club has won the Balkans Cup once and its best result in the Romanian league is a 2nd place in 1986...
. He later coached U Cluj for two years, Sportul Studenţesc for a second period, Petrolul Ploieşti
Petrolul Ploiesti
Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...
, FC Farul Constanţa
FC Farul Constanta
FC Farul Constanţa is a professional football club from Constanţa, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga II ,after being relegated at the end of Liga I 2008-09. The club has yet to win a Romanian title...
, FC Braşov
FC Brasov
Fotbal Club Brașov is a professional football club based in the city of Brașov, Romania. They were founded in 1936, and since then they have spent 41 season in the top-flight. Brașov kits are yellow-black, and they play their home matches on the Silviu Ploeșteanu stadium.-Early modern football in...
, FC Bihor Oradea
FC Bihor Oradea
Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea is a Romanian football club based in Oradea, founded in 1958, currently playing in the Liga II.-Current squad:-Famous players:...
and Sportul Studenţesc for a third time. In 2003 he took over Dinamo Bucureşti, and led them to one league championship and three consecutive cup titles. In December 2005 he took over Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia and stayed there until January 2007.
In 2008 won Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
and Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
with CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
in an astonishing performance for a team which played six years before in the third league.
After that he was coaching Al-Ettifaq Club of Saudi Arabia. On 8 June 2009 he started coaching Al Ahli
Al Ahli
Al-Ahli is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Jeddah.The club is one of the largest in Saudi Arabia and it has had many Saudi internationals on the club roster...
club (Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
). In the beginning of October 2009, after Dinamo Bucureşti sacked Italian coach Dario Bonetti
Dario Bonetti
Dario Bonetti is an Italian football manager and former defender. He is the elder brother of Ivano Bonetti.-Playing career:Bonetti made his professional debut in the 1978-79 season with Brescia...
, Andone was offered the position of general manager. Although he stated that he would have wanted to train Dinamo Bucureşti again, he could not fulfill his wish because Al-Ahli Dubai's officials asked him to respect his contract and denied his permission to leave the club from UAE. On 5 November 2009 the Romanian manager, leaves the bench of Al Ahli, the new manager is Mahdi Ali. On 17 January 2010, he signed a year and a half contract with CSKA Sofia and just two months later, on 30 March 2010, announced his resignation. On 1 April 2010 Rapid Bucureşti officials appointed the former CSKA Sofia Coach to replace Nicolae Manea
Nicolae Manea
Nicolae Manea is a retired Romanian football player and currently head coach of Gloria Bistriţa.- Life and career :Manea was born in Bucharest. He joined Rapid Bucureşti at the age of 12 and played there professionally from 1973 to 1980 and again from 1981 to 1987...
until the end of the season 2010.