Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1915-04-03)3 April 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Bregovo, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 24 June 1994(1994-06-24) (aged 79) | ||
Place of death | Brașov, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Sportul Studențesc București | |||
Venus București | |||
Managerial career | |||
1956–1958 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Tractorul Brașov | |||
Hidromecanica Brașov | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2021 Sports career | |||
Nationality | Romanian | ||
Sport | Athletics | ||
Event | Long jump |
Bondoc Ionescu-Crum (3 April 1915 – 24 June 1994) was a Romanian athlete and a football defender and manager.
Life and career
Bondoc Ionescu-Crum was born in the Bulgarian commune Bregovo to Romanian parents. When he was a little child, his family settled in Brașov where he attended the Andrei Șaguna College. In 1934, at the Inter-school Competitions that took place on the Câmpia Libertății from Blaj, he won five races and set a new national record in the long jump, jumping 7.03 meters. He won the title of vice-champion of the same event at the Balkan Games in Istanbul the following year. Ionescu-Crum competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a footballer, playing as a defender for Sportul Studențesc București and Venus București, winning the Divizia A title with Venus in the 1938–39 season, playing 7 games in the campaign. He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II being injured and having achievements for which he was decorated. After World War II, Ionescu-Crum became a football manager, coaching Universitatea Craiova, Tractorul Brașov and Hidromecanica Brașov. He received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Brașov title, also having a street in the city named after him.
Honours
Military decorations
- Crucea Comemorativă a celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial 1941–1945 (World War II Commemorative Cross 1941-1945) (1955)
Player
Venus București
- Divizia A: 1938–39
- Cupa României runner-up: 1939–40
Manager
Universitatea Craiova
- Divizia C: 1957–58
References
- ^ "Bondoc Ionescu-Crum". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Marile personalități sportive nu au fost uitate" [The great sports personalities have not been forgotten] (in Romanian). Bzb.ro. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Oameni celebri și realizările lor" [Famous people and their achievements] (in Romanian). Storyjumper.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Alfred Eisenbeisser to Bondoc Ionescu-Crum: Romanian legends who excelled in multiple sports". Fifa.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bondoc Ionescu-Crum Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Nicolae Lambru". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Retro Știința cu Florin Jianu - Episodul 1" [Retro Știința with Florin Jianu - Episode 1] (in Romanian). Ucv1948.ro. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- "Ortografia străzilor" [Street spelling] (in Romanian). Monitorulexpres.ro. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- "Romanian Cup - Season 1939 - 1940". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links
CS Universitatea Craiova – managers | |
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- 1915 births
- 1994 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Romanian male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Romania
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Sportul Studențesc București players
- FC Venus București players
- Liga I players
- Romanian football managers
- CS Universitatea Craiova managers
- Romanian military personnel of World War II
- Sportspeople from Vidin Province
- 20th-century Romanian sportsmen