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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1974 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1985 | Dinamo București | 267 | (87) |
| 1976–1977 | → Jiul Petroșani (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 1986–1988 | Victoria București | 78 | (18) |
| 1988–1989 | Rapid București | 8 | (1) |
| 1989 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 20 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | Unirea Slobozia | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 410 | (118) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1986[1] | Romania | 34 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1997–2002 | ARO Câmpulung Muscel | ||
| 2002–2003 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | ||
| 2003 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 2004–2005 | Unirea Focșani | ||
| 2006–2007 | Juventus București | ||
| 2007 | Unirea Focșani | ||
| 2009–2010 | Juventus București | ||
| 2010 | Dinamo București II | ||
| 2010 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
| 2010–2011 | Phoenix Ulmu | ||
| 2011 | CS Buftea | ||
| 2011–2012 | Viitorul Chirnogi | ||
| 2013 | Romania U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ionel Augustin (born 11 October 1955) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
[edit]Augustin, nicknamed Oneață was born on 11 October 1955 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1966 at Dinamo București.[2][3] He made his Divizia A debut for the senior squad on 23 April 1975 in a 5–0 victory against Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, winning the title in his first season spent at the club, coach Nicolae Dumitru giving him a total of five appearances.[2][3][4] In the 1976–77 season he went to Jiul Petroșani in order to play more often.[2][5]
Afterwards, Augustin returned to Dinamo where for several years he would form a successful offensive trio with Gheorghe Mulțescu and Costel Orac, together being called "AMO" by the fans, a nickname inspired by their initials from the first letters of their family name.[6] From 1982 to 1984, he earned three consecutive Divizia A titles.[2][4] In the first one, he played 31 matches under coach Valentin Stănescu, scoring seven goals.[2][4] In the following two seasons, he worked once again with Dumitru who gave him 31 appearances each year, and Augustin scored 14 and 17 goals respectively, making these the most prolific seasons of his career.[2][4] He also won three Cupa României but played in only one of the finals, the one in 1984 when coach Dumitru used him the entire match in the 2–1 win over rivals Steaua București.[2][7] Over the years he scored two goals in the derby against Steaua in two 1–1 draws in the league.[8] He made some notable performances with The Red Dogs in European competitions, such as helping the club eliminate Inter Milan by scoring one goal in the 4–3 victory on aggregate in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[2][3][9] He also appeared in seven matches in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign, scoring one goal against Kuusysi Lahti, one in a 3–0 victory in the first leg that helped them eliminate title holders, Hamburg and one against Dinamo Minsk, reaching the semi-finals where they were defeated by Liverpool.[2][3][10]
In the middle of the 1985–86 season, Augustin went from Dinamo to Victoria București.[2] In 1988 he went to Rapid București where on 11 December he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 2–0 victory against Argeș Pitești, having a total of 383 matches with 111 goals scored in the competition, also totaling 33 games with 10 goals scored in European competitions.[2][3] Augustin ended his career in 1990 after playing two seasons in Divizia B for Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and Unirea Slobozia.[2]
International career
[edit]Augustin played 34 matches and scored three goals for Romania, making his debut on 13 December 1978 under coach Ștefan Kovacs in a friendly that ended in a 2–1 loss to Greece.[11][12] He played two games in which he scored once in the Euro 1980 qualifiers, then he appeared in the first leg of the 1977–80 Balkan Cup final, which ended in a 2–0 defeat to Yugoslavia, and he also played two matches in the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.[11]
He made six appearances in the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers.[11] Afterwards he was selected by coach Mircea Lucescu to be part of the final tournament squad and played in a 1–0 loss to Portugal as the team did not get past the group stage.[11][13] Then he played in a 3–2 loss to Northern Ireland in the 1986 World Cup qualifiers.[11] His last two games played for the national team were friendly draws, a 1–1 and a 0–0 against Iraq, Augustin scoring Romania's goal in the first one.[11]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Augustin goal.[11]
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 May 1979 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | 2 |  Cyprus |
1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 1980 qualifiers |
| 2. | 18 May 1982 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile | 15 |  Chile |
3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 14 March 1986 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq | 33 |  Iraq |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Dinamo București
- Divizia A: 1974–75, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84[2]
- Cupa României: 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86[2]
- Trofeo Costa de Valencia: 1978[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ionel Augustin – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Ionel Augustin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e ""Oneață" Augustin redivivus: "După ce-am pierdut campionatul în '79, m-am dus la șpriț cu Dobrin" Video" ["Oneață" Augustin redivivus: "After losing the championship in '79, I went to a spritz with Dobrin" Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Gigi Mulțescu și coloana dinamovistă din Valea Jiului" [Gigi Mulțescu and the Dinamo column from Valea Jiului] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "A murit Gigi Mulțescu, legenda lui Dinamo. Cine a fost "Smurdul": a marcat de la 40 metri cu "regina" Europei, a ucis catenaccio și a făcut istorie în Ștefan cel Mare" [Gigi Mulțescu, the legend of Dinamo, died. Who was "Smurdul": he scored from 40 meters with the "queen" of Europe, killed the catenaccio and made history in Stephen the Great] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
"Fosta legendă din Ștefan cel Mare avertizează înainte de returul barajului cu Csikszereda: "Va fi un meci greu, trebuie să se mobilizeze"" [The former legend from Ștefan cel Mare warns before the second leg of the tie with Csikszereda: "It will be a difficult match, they must mobilize"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
"Colegii lui Gigi Mulțescu, reacții cu lacrimi în ochi despre fostul jucător și antrenor al lui Dinamo. "Rămânem din ce în ce mai puțini". Cornel Dinu povestește momentul care i-a schimbat cariera regretatului tehnician. "Un mare miliardar mi-a cerut să-i fac cunoștință"" [Gigi Mulțescu's colleagues, reactions with tears in their eyes about the former player and coach of Dinamo. "We remain fewer and fewer". Cornel Dinu tells the story of the moment that changed the late technician's career. "A big billionaire asked me to meet him"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024. - ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
"Romanian Cup – Season 1983–1984". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
"Romanian Cup – Season 1985–1986". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
"Finale de nota 10 Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. Au băut dintr-o cupă găurită" [Grade 10 Finals Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. They drank from a cup with holes] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2024. - ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1979–80". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
"Dinamo Bucuresti in 1983–84". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 October 2024. - ^ "Când Dinamo elimina marele Inter – Cupa UEFA, turul II, 4 noiembrie 1981" [When Dinamo eliminated the great Inter – UEFA Cup, round II, 4 November 1981] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Remember Dinamo - Hamburg 3-0: 35 de ani de la victoria URIAȘĂ a lui Dinamo din Cupa Campionilor Europeni. Interviu cu Ionel Augustin: "Golul meu i-a paralizat pe nemți"" [Remember Dinamo - Hamburg 3-0: 35 years since Dinamo's HUGE victory in the European Champions Cup. Interview with Ionel Augustin: "My goal paralyzed the Germans"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
"Dinamo marchează 30 de ani de la semifinala cu Liverpool din Cupa Campionilor" [Dinamo marks 30 years since the semi-final with Liverpool in the Champions Cup] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
"Ionel Augustin. Champions League 1983/1984". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2023. - ^ a b c d e f g "Ionel Augustin". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Greece 2-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Povestea României la primul Euro, din 1984: am lăsat Italia acasă! Fără niciun stelist, cu cel mai tânăr selecţioner pe bancă şi debutul lui Hagi la un turneu final la doar 19 ani" [Romania's story at the first Euro, from 1984: we left Italy at home! Without any Steaua player, with the youngest coach on the bench and Hagi's debut at a final tournament at only 19 years old] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
"EURO 1984: România intră "pe marile bulevarde ale fotbalului". 33 de ani de la golul lui Boloni cu Italia, surprizele lui Lucescu pentru EURO" [EURO 1984: Romania enters "the great boulevards of football". 33 years since Boloni's goal against Italy, Lucescu's surprises for the EURO] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2025. - ^ "Trofeo Costa de Valencia". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ionel Augustin at WorldFootball.net
- Ionel Augustin at National-Football-Teams.com
