Viorel Ion
Encyclopedia
Viorel Ion is a Romania
n football
player. He was player-manager of Gloria Buzău, which he helped promote to Liga I
during the 2006-07 season. Throughout his career, Viorel Ion played for several teams, including Oţelul Galaţi, Steaua Bucureşti, VfL Bochum
and Rapid Bucureşti.
, for Oţelul Galaţi. Nicknamed Vioară (Violin), he subsequently transferred to Steaua Bucureşti, winning 3 Romanian Champion titles with that team. From Steaua, he went on to play in the German Bundesliga
for VfL Bochum
. Upon his return to Romania, he played for Rapid Bucureşti and Oţelul Galaţi again.
Ion made four appearances for the Romania national football team
.
in his first year. Later on, he attempted to lead Gloria to Liga I
in 2005, when the team lost the promotion play-off to Politehnica Timişoara
. Viorel Ion succeeded to promote Gloria Buzău to Liga I during the 2006-07 season, after finishing second. After losing the first two games of the 2007-08 season, Ion resigned his position as player-manager in favor of his colleague Ilie Stan
, and took on other management position with Gloria Buzău.
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
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. He was player-manager of Gloria Buzău, which he helped promote to 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"...
during the 2006-07 season. Throughout his career, Viorel Ion played for several teams, including Oţelul Galaţi, Steaua Bucureşti, VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
and Rapid Bucureşti.
Career
His Romanian first league debut took place in 1984, at the age of 17, playing for Gloria Buzău. In 1991 he left his club, at the time relegated to Liga IILiga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
, for Oţelul Galaţi. Nicknamed Vioară (Violin), he subsequently transferred to Steaua Bucureşti, winning 3 Romanian Champion titles with that team. From Steaua, he went on to play in the German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
for VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
. Upon his return to Romania, he played for Rapid Bucureşti and Oţelul Galaţi again.
Ion made four appearances for the Romania national football team
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...
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Player-manager of Gloria Buzău
In 2001 he returned to Buzău, to find his old team, Gloria, relegated to the Romanian third division. He took over as player-manager and promoted the team back to Liga IILiga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
in his first year. Later on, he attempted to lead Gloria to 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"...
in 2005, when the team lost the promotion play-off to Politehnica Timişoara
FC Politehnica Timişoara
Fotbal Club Politehnica Timişoara is a Romanian football club which was established in 1921 and is currently playing in Romania's second league, Liga II...
. Viorel Ion succeeded to promote Gloria Buzău to Liga I during the 2006-07 season, after finishing second. After losing the first two games of the 2007-08 season, Ion resigned his position as player-manager in favor of his colleague Ilie Stan
Ilie Stan
Ilie Stan is a former Romanian football player and a football manager currently under contract with Romanian side Steaua.-External links:*...
, and took on other management position with Gloria Buzău.