Ion Crăciunescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ion Crăciunescu

Romanian association football player and association football referee

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Craiova, Dolj County, Romania

Profession: association football referee, association football player

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ion Craciunescu (born 27 September 1950) is a Romanian former football referee and player.
Born in Craiova, he comes from the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Craciunescu was a footballer at Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and Universitatea Craiova until he retired in 1975, choosing to start a new career as a referee.
He became an international referee in 1984.
Although he never refereed at a World Cup or European Championship finals, he was selected as one of five referees for the 1995 King Fahd Cup (later known as the FIFA Confederations Cup).
He is best known for officiating the 1995 UEFA Champions League Final between Ajax and Milan.
He retired as a professional later that year.
From 2003 to 2005, he was the president of the Romanian Referees Committee.
His son, Theodor Craciunescu was also a football referee.