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Ion Motroc
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-02-14) 14 February 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1950–1953 Locomotiva București
1953–1955 Ştiinţa Bucureşti
1955–1957 Progresul București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Dinamo București 38 (0)
1960–1969 Rapid București 226 (1)
1969–1970 Altay Izmir 8 (0)
1970 Sportul Studențesc 2 (0)
Total 274 (1)
International career
1961–1965 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
1970–1972 Sportul Studențesc
1973 Mersin İdmanyurdu
1974–1977 Rapid București
1977–1978 FCM Reşiţa
1982–1983 Politehnica Iaşi
1983 MC Oujda
1983–1986 Raja Casablanca
1997 Chindia Târgovişte
1997–1998 Al-Merrikh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ion Motroc (born 14 February 1937) is a former Romanian football defender who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.

He is the father of Florin Motroc, also a former footballer and currently a manager.[1] His nephew, Vlad Motroc, is currently a player of Liga II side Daco-Getica București.[1]

Career

Born in Bucharest, Motroc started playing football for FC Dinamo București. In 1960, he joined rivals FC Rapid București, winning the Romanian league during the 1966–67 season.

Motroc next moved to Turkey to join Altay S.K..[2] He made eight appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1969–70 season.

Motroc made two appearances for the Romania national football team.[3]

After retiring from playing football, Motroc became a football manager in Romania, Turkey, Morocco, Sudan and Egypt.

Honours

Player

Dinamo București
Rapid București

Manager

Rapid București

References

  1. ^ a b Un nou jucător de la Dinamo a ajuns în curtea lui U Cluj! Vlad Motroc a semnat azi!. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro.
  3. ^ Siminiceanu, Radu (10 January 2004). "Romania National Team 1960-1969 - Details". RSSSF.