Ion Ionescu

1936–2024 (age 88)

Biography

Ion V. "Jackie" Ionescu (2 May 1936 – 30 June 2024) was a Romanian football player and coach.

He was mostly known for his coaching spells at Politehnica Timișoara with whom he won a Cupa României and reached three other finals. He also eliminated Celtic in the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup.

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