Ion Atodiresei

Ion Atodiresei
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-05-14) 14 May 1952 (age 72)[1]
Place of birth Arad, Romania[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Youth career
Teba Arad
1966–1969 UTA Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 UTA Arad 5 (0)
1970–1971 Vagonul Arad 22 (5)
1971–1978 FCM Reșița 203 (19)
Total 230 (24)
International career
1973–1975 Romania U23 11 (0)
1976 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ion Atodiresei (born 14 May 1952) is a Romanian former football forward.[1][2][3]

Club career

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Ion Atodiresei was born on 14 May 1952 in Arad, Romania, starting to play football at local club, Teba, moving in 1966 at neighboring club, UTA Arad.[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu on 4 May 1969 in a 2–1 away loss in front of Politehnica Iași, making one more appearance until the end of the season as the club won the title.[1] In the following season, Dumitrescu used him in three games as UTA won another championship.[1][2]

In 1970 he went to play for one season at Divizia B club, Vagonul Arad.[1][2] Afterwards he signed with FCM Reșița where he would spend the rest of his career, helping the club earn promotion to the first league from his first season.[1][2] In the 1974–75 season, Atodiresei scored a personal record of seven goals.[1][2] On 15 June 1978 he made his last Divizia A appearance in Reșița's 4–0 away loss in front of Steaua București, having a total of 179 matches with 19 goals scored in the competition.[1][2]

International career

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From 1973 until 1975, Ion Atodiresei made 11 appearances for Romania's under-23 side.[1][4]

In 1976 he played one match for Romania's national team, being used by coach Ștefan Kovács in a 1–1 friendly against Czechoslovakia.[5][6]

Honours

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UTA Arad

FCM Reșița

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Ion Atodiresei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Ion Atodiresei". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ Ion Atodiresei at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Ion Atodiresei". 11v11. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Ion Atodiresei". European Football. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Romania 1-1 Czechoslovakia". European Football. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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