# Ion Pop

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This article is about the football manager. For the writer and academic, see [Ion Pop (writer)](/source/Ion_Pop_(writer)).

**Ion "Popică" Pop** (8 May 1947 – 8 December 2015) was a [Romanian](/source/Romania) footballer who played as a [right defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)).[2][4][5] After he retired from playing football he worked for almost 30 years at [Rapid București](/source/FC_Rapid_Bucure%C8%99ti), mainly at the club's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include [Nicolae Stanciu](/source/Nicolae_Stanciu_(footballer,_born_1973)) and [Nicolae Grigore](/source/Nicolae_Grigore).[4][5] His nephew, [Mihai Iosif](/source/Mihai_Iosif) was also a footballer who played at [Rapid București](/source/FC_Rapid_Bucure%C8%99ti).[5]

## International career

Pop played two friendly games for [Romania](/source/Romanian_national_football_team), making his debut under coach [Gheorghe Ola](/source/Gheorghe_Ola) in a 4–2 away victory against [Morocco](/source/Morocco_national_football_team).[6][7] His second game for the national team was a 2–2 against [Peru](/source/Peru_national_football_team) and he also appeared once for [Romania's Olympic team](/source/Romania_Olympic_football_team) in a 3–2 loss against [Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_football_team) at the [1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers](/source/Football_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_qualification).[3][6]

## Honours

### Player

**Rapid Bucureşti**

- [Divizia B](/source/Liga_II): [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_Divizia_B)[1]
- [Cupa României](/source/Cupa_Rom%C3%A2niei): [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_Cupa_Rom%C3%A2niei), [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_Cupa_Rom%C3%A2niei), runner-up [1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_Cupa_Rom%C3%A2niei)[8][9][4]

### Manager

**Rapid Bucureşti**

- [Divizia B](/source/Liga_II): [1989–90](/source/Divizia_B_1989-90)

## Notes

1. The statistics for the [1977–78 Divizia B](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_Divizia_B) season are unavailable.[1]

## References

1. ["Povestea lui Ion Pop, fostul nostru mare fundaş dreapta…"](https://1923.ro/2015/12/povestea-lui-ion-pop-fostul-nostru-mare-fundas-dreapta/) [The story of Ion Pop, our former great right defender…] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Ion Pop profile"](https://www.11v11.com/players/ion-pop-168235/). 11v11. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Giuleștiul e din nou în doliu. A murit Ion Pop, fost căpitan și component al echipei care a câștigat primul titlu, în 1967. Cum l-a concediat Copos, deși câștiga 13 milioane de lei vechi pe lună"](https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-2/giulestiul-e-din-nou-in-doliu-a-murit-ion-pop-fost-capitan-si-component-al-echipei-care-a-castigat-primul-titlu-in-1967-cum-l-a-concediat-copos-desi-castiga-13-milioane-de-lei-vechi-pe-luna-14913386) [Giulești is in mourning again. Ion Pop, former captain and member of the team that won the first title, died in 1967. How Copos fired him, even though he earned 13 million old lei per month] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Doliu în familia Rapidului. A încetat din viaţă Pop Ion"](https://www.telekomsport.ro/doliu-in-familia-rapidului-a-incetat-din-viata-pop-ion-17752226) [Mourning in the Rapid family. Pop Ion passed away] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Ion Pop"](https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16876). European Football. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Morocco - Romania 2:4"](https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=11800). European Football. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Romanian Cup - Season 1971 - 1972"](https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1971_1972.shtml). RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

1. ["Romanian Cup - Season 1974 - 1975"](https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1974_1975.shtml). RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

## External links

- [Ion Pop manager profile](https://www.labtof.ro/profil/ion-pop-7017/) at Labtof.ro

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