Ionel Augustin

Ionel Augustin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-10-11) 11 October 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1966–1974	Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1985	Dinamo București	267	(87)
1976–1977	→ Jiul Petroșani (loan)	30	(5)
1986–1988	Victoria București	78	(18)
1988–1989	Rapid București	8	(1)
1989	Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	20	(6)
1989–1990	Unirea Slobozia	7	(1)
Total		410	(118)
International career
1978–1986 [1]	Romania	34	(3)
Managerial career
1995–1996	Dinamo București
1997–2002	ARO Câmpulung Muscel
2002–2003	Dacia Unirea Brăila
2003	Gloria Buzău
2004–2005	Unirea Focșani
2006–2007	Juventus București
2007	Unirea Focșani
2009–2010	Juventus București
2010	Dinamo București II
2010	Minerul Lupeni
2010–2011	Phoenix Ulmu
2011	CS Buftea
2011–2012	Viitorul Chirnogi
2013	Romania U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ionel Augustin (born 11 October 1955) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Ionel Augustin, nicknamed Oneață was born on 11 October 1955 in Bucharest and started to play football in 1966 at junior level at Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut for the senior squad on 23 April 1975 in a 5–0 victory against Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, winning the title in his first season spent at the club, coach Nicolae Dumitru giving him a total of five appearances. ^{[2] [3] [4]} In the 1976–77 season he went at Jiul Petroșani in order to play more often. ^{[2] [5]}

Afterwards, Augustin returned to Dinamo where for several years he would form a successful offensive trio with Gheorghe Mulțescu and Costel Orac, together being called "AMO" by the fans, a nickname inspired by their initials from the first letters of their family name. ^[6] He won three consecutive Divizia A titles between 1982 and 1984, in the first, coach Valentin Stănescu used him in 31 matches in which he scored seven times, in the following two he worked once again with Dumitru who gave him 31 appearances in each season, Augustin scoring 14 goals in the first and 17 in the latter, these two being his most prolific seasons of his career. ^{[2] [4]} He also won three Cupa României but played in only one of the finals, the one from 1984 when coach Dumitru used him the whole match in the 2–1 win over rivals Steaua București. ^{[2] [7]} Over the years he would score two goals in the derby with Steaua in two 1–1 draws from the league. ^[8] He made some notable performances with The Red Dogs in European competitions, as helping the club eliminate Inter Milan by scoring one goal in the 4–3 victory on aggregate from the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, also appearing in seven matches in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign, scoring one goal against Kuusysi Lahti, one in a 3–0 victory from the first leg that helped them eliminate title holders, Hamburg and one against Dinamo Minsk, reaching the semi-finals where the campaign ended in front of Liverpool. ^{[2] [3] [9]}

In the middle of the 1985–86 season, Augustin went from Dinamo to Victoria București. ^[2] In 1988 he went at Rapid București where on 11 December he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 2–0 victory against Argeș Pitești, having a total of 383 matches with 111 goals scored in the competition, also he gained a total of 33 games with 10 goals scored in European competitions. ^{[2] [3]} Augustin ended his career in 1990 after playing two seasons in Divizia B for Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and Unirea Slobozia. ^[2]

International career

Ionel Augustin played 34 matches and scored three goals for Romania, making his debut on 13 December 1978 under coach Ștefan Kovacs in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss in front of Greece. ^{[10] [11]} He played two games in which he scored once at the Euro 1980 qualifiers, then he played in the first leg of the 1977–80 Balkan Cup final, which ended with a 2–0 defeat against Yugoslavia, he also played two matches at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and he made six appearances at the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers, also being selected by coach Mircea Lucescu to be part of the Euro 1984 squad, playing in a group game against Portugal which ended with a 1–0 loss. ^[10] Augustin played in a 3–2 loss against Northern Ireland at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, his last two games played for the national team being friendlies, a 1–1 and a 0–0 with Iraq, Augustin scoring Romania's goal in the first one. ^[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Augustin goal. ^[10]

List of international goals scored by Ionel Augustin

#	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 May 1979	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	2	Cyprus	1–1	1–1	Euro 1980 qualifiers
2.	18 May 1982	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile	15	Chile	3–0	3–2	Friendly
3.	14 March 1986	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	33	Iraq	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Dinamo București

• Divizia A: 1974–75, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 ^[2]
• Cupa României: 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86 ^[2]
• Trofeo Costa de Valencia: 1978 ^[12]

References

1. "Ionel Augustin – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Ionel Augustin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
3. ""Oneață" Augustin redivivus: "După ce-am pierdut campionatul în '79, m-am dus la șpriț cu Dobrin" Video" ["Oneață" Augustin redivivus: "After losing the championship in '79, I went to a spritz with Dobrin" Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
4. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
5. "Gigi Mulțescu și coloana dinamovistă din Valea Jiului" [Gigi Mulțescu and the Dinamo column from Valea Jiului] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
6. "A murit Gigi Mulțescu, legenda lui Dinamo. Cine a fost "Smurdul": a marcat de la 40 metri cu "regina" Europei, a ucis catenaccio și a făcut istorie în Ștefan cel Mare" [Gigi Mulțescu, the legend of Dinamo, died. Who was "Smurdul": he scored from 40 meters with the "queen" of Europe, killed the catenaccio and made history in Stephen the Great] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
   "Fosta legendă din Ștefan cel Mare avertizează înainte de returul barajului cu Csikszereda: "Va fi un meci greu, trebuie să se mobilizeze"" [The former legend from Ștefan cel Mare warns before the second leg of the tie with Csikszereda: "It will be a difficult match, they must mobilize"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
   "Colegii lui Gigi Mulțescu, reacții cu lacrimi în ochi despre fostul jucător și antrenor al lui Dinamo. "Rămânem din ce în ce mai puțini". Cornel Dinu povestește momentul care i-a schimbat cariera regretatului tehnician. "Un mare miliardar mi-a cerut să-i fac cunoștință"" [Gigi Mulțescu's colleagues, reactions with tears in their eyes about the former player and coach of Dinamo. "We remain fewer and fewer". Cornel Dinu tells the story of the moment that changed the late technician's career. "A big billionaire asked me to meet him"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
7. "Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
   "Romanian Cup – Season 1983–1984". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
   "Romanian Cup – Season 1985–1986". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
   "Finale de nota 10 Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. Au băut dintr-o cupă găurită" [Grade 10 Finals Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. They drank from a cup with holes] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
8. "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1979–80". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
   "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1983–84". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
9. "Când Dinamo elimina marele Inter – Cupa UEFA, turul II, 4 noiembrie 1981" [When Dinamo eliminated the great Inter – UEFA Cup, round II, 4 November 1981] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
   "Remember Dinamo - Hamburg 3-0: 35 de ani de la victoria URIAȘĂ a lui Dinamo din Cupa Campionilor Europeni. Interviu cu Ionel Augustin: "Golul meu i-a paralizat pe nemți"" [Remember Dinamo - Hamburg 3-0: 35 years since Dinamo's HUGE victory in the European Champions Cup. Interview with Ionel Augustin: "My goal paralyzed the Germans"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
   "Dinamo marchează 30 de ani de la semifinala cu Liverpool din Cupa Campionilor" [Dinamo marks 30 years since the semi-final with Liverpool in the Champions Cup] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
   "Ionel Augustin. Champions League 1983/1984". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
10. "Ionel Augustin". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
11. "Greece 2-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
12. "Trofeo Costa de Valencia". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

External links

• Ionel Augustin at WorldFootball.net
• Ionel Augustin at National-Football-Teams.com