Ion Alecsandrescu
Ion Alecsandrescu (17 July 1928 – 21 June 2000) was the chairman of Steaua Bucureşti during the team's golden era, between 1985 and 1989. His nickname was Sfinxul (English: The Sphinx) and was recently declared as Steaua Bucharest's Man of the Century.
 Alecsandrescu in the 1950s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Copăceni, Vâlcea, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 2000 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1950 | Juventus / Partizanul Bucureşti | 6 | (8) |
| 1950–1951 | Steaua Bucureşti | 6 | (1) |
| 1952–1953 | CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc | 32 | (5) |
| 1953–1961 | Steaua Bucureşti | 162 | (87) |
| 1962 | Olimpia Bucureşti | ||
| Total | 206 | (101) | |
| National team | |||
| Romania B | 5 | (0) | |
| 1956–1959 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–2000 | Steaua Bucureşti (Staff) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Alecsandrescu also played football between 1947 and 1962 for Juventus Bucureşti, Steaua Bucureşti, CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Olimpia Bucureşti.
He was top scorer of Divizia A with 18 goals in only 22 games, in 1956.
Alecsandrescu won five championships and a Romanian Cup, all with Steaua Bucureşti and also won five caps for Romania.
External links
- Ion Alecsandrescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicolae Tătaru |
Steaua Top Scorer 1956 1957–1958 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by Gheorghe Constantin |
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