Răzvan Ionilă
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Răzvan Costel Ionilă | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 7 March 2025 (aged 43) | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Poli AEK Timișoara | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | CF Braila | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | Petrolul Ploiești | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | Alro Slatina | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dunărea Galați | ||
| 2008–2010 | Fortuna Covaci | 3 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Flacara Faget | 21 | (15) |
| 2011 | Comprest GIM | ||
| 2012–2013 | Spartak Gottlob | ||
| Total | 78 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Flacăra Făget | ||
| 2011 | Comprest GIM | ||
| 2011 | Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic | ||
| 2013 | Flacăra Făget | ||
| 2019–2021 | Poli Timișoara (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Răzvan Costel Ionilă (10 January 1982 – 7 March 2025) was a Romanian professional footballer who, while primarily a defender, also played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Ionilă made his debut in the Divizia A while playing for Poli AEK Timișoara.[1] After struggling with injuries, he gradually moved towards the lower leagues, making appearances for CF Braila and Petrolul Ploiești, before calling an early end to his professional playing career at the age of 30.
Managerial career
[edit]In his late playing career, Ionilă fulfilled the role of player-manager for several lower-league teams, before finally taking on the manager position in 2013 at Flacăra Făget.[2] His focus then moved to coaching juniors football, joining Galaxy Timișoara, the academy of his former teammate, Silviu Bălace.[3] Alongside Bălace, he became assistant manager at Poli Timișoara in 2019.[4][5]
Death
[edit]Ionilă died on 7 March 2025, at the age of 43.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Poli AEK squad" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Flacăra, reaprinsă, după o iarnă zbuciumată profile" (in Romanian). druckeria.ro. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Silviu Balace: La Galaxy vrem sa crestem copii care sa joace fotbal cu zambetul pe buze" (in Romanian). debanat.ro. 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Poli Timișoara staff profile" (in Romanian). acspoli.ro. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "ACS Poli a apelat la serviciile lui Silviu Bălace pentru a se redresa în C" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 4 September 2019.
- ^ Martin, Lorena (6 March 2025). "Fotbalistul Răzvan Ionilă a murit la 43 de ani, la câteva luni după ce s-a prăbușit pe teren. Cauza decesului". Pro TV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Răzvan Ionilă at WorldFootball.net