Ion Voinescu
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Ion Voinescu is a former Romania
n football
player, one of the finest goalkeepers Romania ever produced.
As a young player, Voinescu made his debut for Olimpia Bucharest in 1939, just before the World War II
. In 1943 he is transferred to another team from Bucharest - ASPIM, and in 1945, after the war, signs his first professional contract with Carmen Bucharest, one of the best Romanian football team of the interbelic period, but leaves the squad after one year and signs for Solvay Uioara.
1947 finds him at RATA Târgu Mureş and then in 1948 returns to Bucharest
and signs for Metalul. In 1950 is requested by Steaua Bucureşti, from where he retires from professional football in 1963.
Voinescu was Romanian football champion in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959–60 and 1960–61, playing a total of 185 games in Divizia A. He also won the Romanian Cup
in 1950, 1951 and 1962.
Voinescu won 22 caps for Romania
. He also played for Romania at the 1952 Summer Olympics
.
As a coach he used to work for his old club, Steaua Bucureşti, as goalkeepers' coach in many occasions.
He retired from football at the end of '80s.
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...
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, one of the finest goalkeepers Romania ever produced.
As a young player, Voinescu made his debut for Olimpia Bucharest in 1939, just before the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In 1943 he is transferred to another team from Bucharest - ASPIM, and in 1945, after the war, signs his first professional contract with Carmen Bucharest, one of the best Romanian football team of the interbelic period, but leaves the squad after one year and signs for Solvay Uioara.
1947 finds him at RATA Târgu Mureş and then in 1948 returns to Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
and signs for Metalul. In 1950 is requested by Steaua Bucureşti, from where he retires from professional football in 1963.
Voinescu was Romanian football champion in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959–60 and 1960–61, playing a total of 185 games in Divizia A. He also won the 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...
in 1950, 1951 and 1962.
Voinescu won 22 caps for Romania
Romania 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...
. He also played for Romania at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
.
As a coach he used to work for his old club, Steaua Bucureşti, as goalkeepers' coach in many occasions.
He retired from football at the end of '80s.