Irinel Ionescu

Irinel Ioan Ionescu (born 25 December 1978) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre back mainly for Politehnica Iași, but also for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, CSM Focșani or Cetatea Suceava, among others.

Irinel Ionescu
Personal information
Full name	Irinel Ioan Ionescu
Date of birth	(1978-12-25) 25 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Iași, Romania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1988–1996	Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2007	Politehnica Iași	165	(8)
2001–2002	→ Metalul Plopeni (loan)	40	(0)
2007–2008	Focșani	24	(0)
2008–2009	Cetatea Suceava	5	(0)
2009–2010	Rapid Dumești
2015–2016	Flacăra Erbiceni
Total		234	(8)
Managerial career
2013–2015	Știința Miroslava (assistant)
2015–2016	Flacăra Erbiceni
2016	Știința Miroslava (caretaker)
2017	Știința Miroslava (assistant)
2017–2019	Știința Miroslava (youth)
2020–	Sportul Iași (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2020

After retirement, Ionescu started a career as a football manager and worked for Știința Miroslava and Flacăra Erbiceni.^[1]^[2]

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^ Știința Miroslava și-a demis antrenorul după înfrângerea categorică de la Râșnov. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
^ La Erbiceni, în Iași, se vrea performanță. Comuna beneficiază de o sală de sport ce a costat un milion de euro, iar echipa locală e una dintre surprizele acestui sezon al Ligii 4. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)