Gigi Ion (born 15 September 1967), also known as Ion Gigi, is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. Ion played as a defender or midfielder and mostly for Oțelul Galați, but he also played for other teams as: Universitatea Cluj, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, Dacia Unirea Brăila and German side Sandhausen.[1][2] Gigi Ion is considered a symbol of Oțelul, being introduced in 2014 by the Dunărea Bătrâna publication in the top 50 symbols of the club from Galați.[3][4] Ion always shown his attachment for Oțelul and even refused an important offer from FC Steaua București, years later he stated: I wanted to play for Oțelul, not anywhere else. It really matters for me to feel something for the team I play, in this way I was raised. Despite its loyalty, he is considered one of the most unlucky footballers, in his career Gigi suffered two double tibia and fibula fractures, first in 1987 after which he, with much sacrifice spirit, returned to the pitch, having a metal rod in his leg and the second one in 2000, injury that ended his career.[5] After retirement Gigi Ion worked for 5 years as a manager, later becoming a sports teacher.[4]
^"FC Oţelul Galaţi îşi premiază legendele şi suporterii. Marele premiu pentru fani: un cantonament cu echipa" [FC Oţelul Galaţi awards its legends and supporters. The big prize for fans: a training camp with the team] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ ab"50 de ani/50 de legende: Ion Gigi" [50 years/50 legends: Ion Gigi] (in Romanian). Dunareabatrana.ro. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^Viaţa lui Gigi Ion: "Cu pastramă şi cu vin, uite aşa ne chinuim!". evz.ro (in Romanian)
External links
Gigi Ion at WorldFootball.net
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gigi, born, september, 1967, also, known, gigi, romanian, former, professional, footballer, manager, played, defender, midfielder, mostly, oțelul, galați, also, played, other, teams, universitatea, cluj, ceahlăul, piatra, neamț, dacia, unirea, brăila, german, . Gigi Ion born 15 September 1967 also known as Ion Gigi is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager Ion played as a defender or midfielder and mostly for Oțelul Galați but he also played for other teams as Universitatea Cluj Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Dacia Unirea Brăila and German side Sandhausen 1 2 Gigi Ion is considered a symbol of Oțelul being introduced in 2014 by the Dunărea Bătrana publication in the top 50 symbols of the club from Galați 3 4 Ion always shown his attachment for Oțelul and even refused an important offer from FC Steaua București years later he stated I wanted to play for Oțelul not anywhere else It really matters for me to feel something for the team I play in this way I was raised Despite its loyalty he is considered one of the most unlucky footballers in his career Gigi suffered two double tibia and fibula fractures first in 1987 after which he with much sacrifice spirit returned to the pitch having a metal rod in his leg and the second one in 2000 injury that ended his career 5 After retirement Gigi Ion worked for 5 years as a manager later becoming a sports teacher 4 Gigi IonPersonal informationDate of birth 1967 09 15 15 September 1967 age 55 Place of birthGalați RomaniaHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Position s Defender MidfielderYouth career1978 1983CSU GalațiSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1983 1991Oțelul Galați a 41 3 1991 1992Universitatea Cluj30 6 1992 1993Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț1993 1994Dacia Unirea Brăila31 3 1994 1999Oțelul Galați134 7 1999 2000SandhausenTotal236 19 Managerial career2000 2001Oțelul Galați caretaker 2003FC Vaslui2003 2004Dacia Unirea Brăila2004 2005Prefab 05 Modelu2005Oțelul Galați caretaker Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 24 February 2018 Contents 1 Honours 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksHonours EditOțelul Galați Divizia B 1985 86 1990 91 1 Universitatea Cluj Divizia B 1991 92 1 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Divizia B 1992 93 1 Sandhausen Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg 1999 2000 1 Notes Edit The statistics for the 1983 84 1984 85 1985 86 1989 90 and 1990 91 Divizia B seasons are unavailable 1 References Edit a b c d e f Gigi Ion at RomanianSoccer ro in Romanian Gigi Ion profile in Romanian 4everucluj ro FC Oţelul Galaţi isi premiază legendele si suporterii Marele premiu pentru fani un cantonament cu echipa FC Oţelul Galaţi awards its legends and supporters The big prize for fans a training camp with the team in Romanian Adevarul ro 3 December 2014 Retrieved 16 September 2021 a b 50 de ani 50 de legende Ion Gigi 50 years 50 legends Ion Gigi in Romanian Dunareabatrana ro 28 September 2014 Retrieved 16 September 2021 Viaţa lui Gigi Ion Cu pastramă si cu vin uite asa ne chinuim evz ro in Romanian External links EditGigi Ion at WorldFootball net This biographical article related to a Romanian association football defender is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gigi Ion amp oldid 1046957127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
