Vasile Ianul (1 November 1945 – 20 March 2013) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[1] He died on 20 March 2013.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Năsăud, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 2013 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Iași, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1974 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVasile Ianul played as a defender for Politehnica Iași from 1966 until 1974, a period in which he helped the club win two promotions in the first league.[3][4][5][6] After he ended his playing career, Ianul worked as a lawyer and in 1975 he became a football referee, managing to arbitrate matches in the Romanian top-division Divizia A.[4][5][7][8] From 1981 until 1985 he was Politehnica Iași's president a period in which the club managed to win a promotion to the first league in the 1981–82 season, also being the club's coach for a short period in 1983.[4][5][6][8] In 1985 he became the head of Dinamo București's football section, in 1991 he was named the club's vice-president and from 1992 until 1994, Ianul was president.[4][6][7][8] During this period of nine years spent at Dinamo, the club won two league titles, two cups and reached the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in the 1989–1990 edition.[7][8] In 1998 Ianul was charged with fraudulent management of Dinamo's funds, remanded in custody twice, first between November 20-30, 1998, and the second time between May 12, 1999 and January 11, 2002, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Later, however, the punishment was annulled, because the prescription intervened in the case of the transfers of footballers Dorinel Munteanu, Ioan Sabău and Bogdan Stelea.[4][7][8]
International career
editVasile Ianul played one game at international level for Romania, being used by coach Gheorghe Ola in a 1972 friendly, played on Stade d'Honneur from Casablanca, which ended with a 4–2 victory against Morocco.[9][10]
Honours
editPlayer
editPolitehnica Iași
References
edit- ^ Vasile Ianul at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Vasile Ianul, fost presedinte la Dinamo, a murit la 68 de ani" (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b Vasile Ianul at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e "Regretaul Vasile Ianul, într-un interviu din 2002: "N-am fost Carlos Șacalul, n-am făcut genocid"" [The mourned Vasile Ianul, in a 2002 interview: "I was not Carlos the Jackal, I did not commit genocide"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Vasile Ianul, fostul preşedinte al Dinamo Bucureşti, a murit" [Vasile Ianul, the former president of Dinamo Bucharest, died] (in Romanian). Digi24.ro. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "A murit Vasile Ianul" [Vasile Ianul died] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "S-a stins conducătorul care a stopat dominaţia Stelei. Vasile Ianul: "După mine au apărut numai gunoaie!"" [The leader who stopped the domination of Steaua passed away. Vasile Ianul:"Only garbage appeared after me!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e ""Adevărul" prezintă povestea fabuloasă a unui personaj unic în fotbalul românesc: Vasile Ianul, între înger şi demon" ["Adevărul" presents the fabulous story of a unique character in Romanian football: Vasile Ianul, between angel and demon] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Vasile Ianul". European Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Morocco - Romania 2:4". European Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
edit- Vasile Ianul player profile at Labtof.ro
- Vasile Ianul manager profile at Labtof.ro
- Vasile Ianul referee profile at Labtof.ro