Ion Roșu
Romanian footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1947-09-20) 20 September 1947 (age 76)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Argeș Pitești | 125 | (29) |
| 1974–1976 | Sportul Studențesc București | 29 | (4) |
| 1976–1977 | Progresul București | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 159 | (33) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ion Roșu (born 20 September 1947) is a Romanian former football striker.[2]
Career
Ion Roșu was born on 20 September 1947 in the Andronache neighborhood of Bucharest, Romania, starting to play football at Argeș Pitești in 1968 when on 13 October and he made his Divizia A in a 0–0 with Crișul Oradea.[1] In the 1971–72 season he helped Argeș win the title, scoring four goals in the only 17 appearances given to him by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian as he had to compete in the offence with players like Nicolae Dobrin, Radu Jercan or Constantin Radu.[1][3][4] Afterwards he played four games in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid but lost the second leg with 3–1.[1][3][5][6] He then played in both legs of the 6–2 loss on aggregate with Fenerbahçe from the first round of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup in which he scored once.[1][7][8]
In 1974 he signed with Sportul Studențesc București, then he moved to Progresul București in 1976 where on 20 March 1977 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 home win over FC Constanța, having a total of 159 matches with 33 goals scored in the competition.[1]
Honours
Argeș Pitești
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ion Roșu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Ion Roșu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "FC Argeș se zbate să renască din cenușa gloriei de altădată. Cât de jos a coborât echipa fanion a Piteștiului și a României" [TFC Argeș struggles to be reborn from the ashes of the old glory. How far down the Pitești and Romania pennant team descended] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Ion Roșu. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "FC Argeș – Fenerbahce 1-1 (Cupa UEFA – 3 octombrie 1973)" [FC Argeș – Fenerbahce 1-1 (Cupa UEFA – 3 October 1973)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Ion Roșu. UEFA Cup 1973/1974". WorldFootball. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
