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Bondoc Ionescu-Crum
Personal information
Date of birth (1915-04-03)3 April 1915[1]
Place of birth Bregovo, Bulgaria[1]
Date of death 24 June 1994(1994-06-24) (aged 79)[1]
Place of death Brașov, Romania[1]
Position(s) Defender[2]
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
NationalityRomanian
SportAthletics
EventLong jump

Bondoc Ionescu-Crum (3 April 1915 – 24 June 1994) was a Romanian athlete and a football defender and manager.

Life and career

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Bondoc Ionescu-Crum was born in the Bulgarian commune Bregovo to Romanian parents.[3][4][5] When he was a little child, his family settled in Brașov where he attended the Andrei Șaguna College.[3] 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.[3][4] He won the title of vice-champion of the same event at the Balkan Games in Istanbul the following year.[3][4] Ionescu-Crum competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][5][6] 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.[2][5][7] He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II being injured and having achievements for which he was decorated.[3][5][8] After World War II, Ionescu-Crum became a football manager, coaching Universitatea Craiova, Tractorul Brașov and Hidromecanica Brașov.[3][4][5][8] He received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Brașov title, also having a street in the city named after him.[3][9]

Honours

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Military decorations

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  • Crucea Comemorativă a celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial 1941–1945 (World War II Commemorative Cross 1941-1945) (1955)[3]

Player

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Venus București

Manager

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Universitatea Craiova

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bondoc Ionescu-Crum". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Oameni celebri și realizările lor" [Famous people and their achievements] (in Romanian). Storyjumper.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Alfred Eisenbeisser to Bondoc Ionescu-Crum: Romanian legends who excelled in multiple sports". Fifa.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Nicolae Lambru". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "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.
  9. ^ "Ortografia străzilor" [Street spelling] (in Romanian). Monitorulexpres.ro. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1939 - 1940". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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