Ion Alecsandrescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ion Alecsandrescu

Romanian footballer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Vâlcea County, Romania

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2000

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ion Alecsandrescu (17 July 1928 – 21 June 2000) was the chairman of Steaua Bucuresti during the team's golden era, between 1985 and 1989.
His nickname was Sfinxul (English: The Sphinx) and was recently declared as Steaua Bucharest's Man of the Century. Alecsandrescu also played football between 1947 and 1962 for Juventus Bucuresti, Steaua Bucuresti, CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Olimpia Bucuresti. He was top scorer of Divizia A with 18 goals in only 22 games, in 1956. Alecsandrescu won five championships and a Romanian Cup, all with Steaua Bucuresti and also won five caps for Romania.