Traian Ivănescu

Romanian footballer and manager (1933–2019)

Traian Ivănescu
Personal information
Date of birth	(1933-05-05)5 May 1933
Place of birth	Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death	29 July 2019(2019-07-29) (aged 86)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1946–1950	Militari București
1950	Flamura Roşie București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951	Flacăra București	15	(2)
1952–1963	Steaua București	155	(2)
1963–1965	Progresul București	23	(0)
1965	Siderurgistul Galați
1965–1966	Jiul Petroșani	23	(0)
Total		216	(4)
International career
1954	Romania	1	(0)
Managerial career
1967–1973	Dinamo București (youth)
1973–1974	Jiul Petroșani
1975–1976	Mureșul Deva
1976–1977	Steagul Roșu Brașov
1977–1982	Maramureș Baia Mare
1982–1983	Metalosport Galați
1983–1984	Tehnometal București
1985–1986	Flacăra Moreni
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Traian Ivănescu (5 May 1933 – 29 July 2019) was a Romanian football player and manager.

Career

Born in Bucharest, Ivănescu played youth football with Militari București and Flamura Roşie București, before making his senior debut in 1951 with Flacăra București. He later played for CCA Steaua București, Progresul București, Siderurgistul Galați and Jiul Petroşani, before retiring in 1966.^[1] He was married to Doina Ivănescu a former volleyball player who represented her country at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He also earned one cap for Romania in 1954.

Ivănescu later became a coach.^[1]

He died on 29 July 2019, aged 86.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Legendele sportului Văii Jiului" (in Romanian). gazetadedimineata.ro. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ "A murit un antrenor iubit la Dinamo. Traian Ivănescu a fost cel care l-a promovat pe Mihai Stoichiță". 6 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Traian Ivănescu Player Profile". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Petroșani în Cupa României 1974" (in Romanian). gazetadedimineata.ro. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "Flacăra Moreni în Divizia A" (in Romanian). dambovitapenet.ro. Retrieved 28 December 2013.