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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Ion Pop
| image       =
| image_size  =
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1947|05|08|df=y}}<ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|5014/ion-pop}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bucharest]], [[Kingdom of Romania]]<ref name=RS/>
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2015|12|08|1947|05|08|df=y}}<ref name=RS/>
| death_place = [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]<ref name=1923ro/>
| height      = 1.71 m<ref name=RS/>
| position    = [[Defender (association football)|Right defender]]<ref name=1923ro/>
| youthyears1 = 1960–1961 |youthclubs1 = [[Victoria București]]
| youthyears2 = 1961–1964 |youthclubs2 = Flacăra Roșie București
| years1 = 1964      |clubs1 = Flacăra Roșie București |caps1 =  |goals1 =
| years2 = 1965      |clubs2 = [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1965–1967 |clubs3 = [[FC Argeș Pitești|Dinamo Pitești]]    |caps3 = 34 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1967–1978 |clubs4 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]{{efn|name="RAP"|The statistics for the [[1977–78 Divizia B]] season are unavailable.<ref name=RS/>}}        |caps4 = 276 |goals4 = 5
|totalcaps = 311 |totalgoals = 5
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1969 | nationalteam1  = [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania U23]]<ref name=V>{{cite news|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ion-pop-168235/|title=Ion Pop profile|publisher=11v11|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> | nationalcaps1  = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1972 | nationalteam2  = [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania Olympic]]<ref name=V/> | nationalcaps2  = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1972 | nationalteam3  = [[Romania national football team|Romania]] | nationalcaps3  = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1989–1990 |managerclubs1 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
}}
'''Ion Pop''' (8 May 1947 – 8 December 2015) was a [[Romania]]n footballer who played as a [[Defender (association football)|right defender]].<ref name=1923ro>{{cite web | url=http://1923.ro/2015/12/povestea-lui-ion-pop-fostul-nostru-mare-fundas-dreapta/ | title=Povestea lui Ion Pop, fostul nostru mare fundaş dreapta…| publisher=1923.ro| language=ro |trans-title=The story of Ion Pop, our former great right defender…| date=9 December 2015 | access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=prosport>{{cite web | url=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 | title=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| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=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| date=8 December 2015 | access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=telekom>{{cite web | url=https://www.telekomsport.ro/doliu-in-familia-rapidului-a-incetat-din-viata-pop-ion-17752226 | title=Doliu în familia Rapidului. A încetat din viaţă Pop Ion| publisher=Telekomsport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Mourning in the Rapid family. Pop Ion passed away| date=8 December 2015| access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> After he retired from playing football he worked for almost 30 years at [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], mainly at the team's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include [[Nicolae Stanciu (footballer, born 1973)|Nicolae Stanciu]] and [[Nicolae Grigore]].<ref name=prosport/><ref name=telekom/> His nephew, [[Mihai Iosif]] was also a footballer who played at [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]].<ref name=telekom/>
==International career==
Ion Pop played two friendly games for [[Romanian national football team|Romania]], making his debut under coach [[Gheorghe Ola]] in a 4–2 away victory against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]].<ref name=EU>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16876|title=Ion Pop|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=11800|title=Morocco - Romania 2:4|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> His second game for the national team was a 2–2 against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] and he also appeared once for [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania's Olympic team]] in a 3–2 loss against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] at the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers]].<ref name=V/><ref name=EU/>
==Honours==
===Player===
'''Rapid Bucureşti'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[1974–75 Divizia B|1974–75]]<ref name=RS/>
*[[Cupa României]]: [[1971–72 Cupa României|1971–72]], [[1974–75 Cupa României|1974–75]], runner-up [[1967–68 Cupa României|1967–68]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1971_1972.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1971 - 1972|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1974_1975.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1974 - 1975|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=prosport/>
===Manager===
'''Rapid Bucureşti'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[Divizia B 1989-90|1989–90]]
==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|ion-pop}}
*[http://www.labtof.ro/profil/ion-pop-7017/ Ion Pop manager profile] at Labtof.ro
{{FC Rapid București managers}}
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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:Romanian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Romania men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Liga I players]]
[[Category:Liga II players]]
[[Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players]]
[[Category:FC Argeș Pitești players]]
[[Category:FC Rapid București players]]
[[Category:Romanian football managers]]
[[Category:FC Rapid București managers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Bucharest]]
[[Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen]]
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