Ion Alecsandrescu was the chairman of Steaua Bucureşti during the team's golden era, between 1985 and 1989. His nickname was Sfinxul and was recently declared as Steaua Bucharest's Man of the Century.

Alecsandrescu also played football

Football (soccer)

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 between 1947 and 1962 for Juventus Bucureşti, Steaua Bucureşti, CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc

CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc

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 and Olimpia Bucureşti.

He was top scorer of Divizia A with 18 goals in only 22 games, in 1956

Divizia A 1956

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Alecsandrescu won five championships and a Romanian Cup

Romanian Cup

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, all with Steaua Bucureşti and also five caps for Romania

Romania national football team

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