Iordan Angelescu

Iordan Angelescu
Angelescu with Rapid in 1970
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-06-15)15 June 1946
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 12 November 2015(2015-11-12) (aged 69)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Politehnica București
1967–1968 Universitatea Cluj 25 (1)
1968–1976 Rapid București 211 (9)
1976–1979 Corvinul Hunedoara 71 (1)
1979–1980 Progresul București 10 (0)
1980–1981 Rapid București
Total 317 (11)
International career
1967–1969 Romania U23 2 (0)
1970 Romania B 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iordan Angelescu (15 June 1946 – 12 November 2015) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Angelescu was born on 15 June 1946 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football in 1966 at Divizia B club Politehnica București. One year later, he joined Universitatea Cluj, making his Divizia A debut under coach Nicolae Szoboszlay on 20 August 1967 in a 3–2 away loss to ASA Târgu Mureș.

In 1968, Angelescu went to play for Rapid București. He helped them win the 1971–72 Cupa României, playing the entire match under coach Bazil Marian in the 2–0 win over Jiul Petroșani in the final. Angelescu played for The Railwaymen in a total of 14 games in European competitions. He played five matches in Rapid's 1971–72 UEFA Cup campaign as the team reached the round of 16 by eliminating Napoli and Legia Warsaw before falling to the eventual tournament winners, Tottenham. He also played four games during the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup, helping the team reach the quarter-finals by defeating Landskrona BoIS and Rapid Wien prior to their elimination by the eventual finalists, Leeds United. Rapid suffered relegation at the end of the 1973–74 season, but Angelescu stayed with the club, helping it earn promotion back to the first league after one year. The team also won the 1974–75 Cupa României, with Angelescu playing under coach Ion Motroc as a starter in the 2–1 victory against Universitatea Craiova in the final.

In 1976, Angelescu went for a three-season spell at Corvinul Hunedoara. There, he made his last Divizia A appearance on 24 June 1979 in a 3–1 home win over Politehnica Timișoara, totaling 279 matches with 11 goals in the competition. In 1979, Angelescu joined Divizia B club Progresul București which he helped earn promotion to the first league after one season at the expense of his former club, Rapid. However, Angelescu stayed at Divizia B level, returning to Rapid where he ended his career in the 1980–81 season.

International career

From 1967 to 1970, Angelescu played two games for Romania's under-23 team and four matches for the B squad.

Death

Angelescu died on 12 November 2015 at the age of 69.

Honours

Rapid București

Progresul București

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Iordan Angelescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "A murit în aceeaşi zi cu Bălan! Este un fost jucător al Rapidului" [He died the same day with Balan! He is a former player of Rapid] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Doliu in fotbalul romanesc: A murit un mare jucator al Rapidului" [Mourning in Romanian football: A great player of Rapid has died] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Iordan Angelescu at WorldFootball.net
  5. ↑ "FC ASA Targu Mures vs. Universitatea Cluj 3-2". Labtof. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1971–1972". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "49 de ani de când Rapid mătura pe jos cu Zoff și cu Altafini. Boc: "Așa ne-am câștigat dreptul să vedem un film aproape porno la Varșovia!"!" [49 years since Rapid swept on foot with Zoff and Altafini. Boc: "This is how we earned the right to see an almost pornographic film in Warsaw!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
    "Acum o jumătate de veac, Rapid elimina pe Napoli" [Half a century ago, Rapid eliminated Napoli]. Wesport.ro. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    "Iordan Angelescu - Europa League 1971/1972". WorldFootball. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Leeds United – Rapid 5-0 (7 martie 1973 – sferturi Cupa Cupelor)" [Leeds United – Rapid 5-0 (March 7, 1973 – Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals)]. Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
    "Iordan Angelescu - Cup Winners Cup 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1974–1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Iordan Angelescu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 9 April 2026.