Sevastian Iovănescu

Romanian footballer (1953–2010)

Sevastian Iovănescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-10-02)2 October 1953
Place of birth Ghelmegioaia, Romania
Date of death 29 March 2010(2010-03-29) (aged 56)
Place of death Constanța, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1970 CFR Caransebeș
1970–1972 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Steaua București 23 (0)
1974–1975 Constanța 23 (3)
1975–1980 Argeș Pitești 150 (33)
1980–1982 Olt Scornicești 46 (6)
1982–1985 Argeș Pitești 86 (12)
1985–1989 Farul Constanța 85 (14)
Total 333 (62)
International career
1979 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sevastian "Bebe" Iovănescu (2 October 1953 in Ghelmegioaia – 29 March 2010 in Constanța) was a Romanian football player.

Career

Iovănescu played over 350 matches in the Romanian first division, scoring more than 50 goals, with Steaua București, Argeș Pitești, Olt Scornicești and Farul Constanța.[1]

Iovănescu made one appearance at international level for Romania, playing on 13 May 1979 under coach Florin Halagian in a 1–1 against Cyprus at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[2][3][4]

Honours

Argeș Pitești

Farul Constanța

Death

He died from a viral infection at age 56 in March 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Tudorache, Viorel (30 March 2010). "Medicii legişti: Sevastian Iovănescu a decedat din cauza unui şoc septic" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
  2. ^ "Sevastian Iovănescu". European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cyprus 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ Siminiceanu, Radu (21 April 2011). "Romania National Team 1970–1979 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. ^ a b Sevastian Iovănescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

External links

  • Sevastian Iovănescu at WorldFootball.net
  • Sevastian Iovănescu at National-Football-Teams.com