Ionuț Popa

Ionuţ Popa
	Popa in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ionuţ Popa
Date of birth	17 April 1953
Place of birth	Săvârşin, Romania
Date of death	25 June 2020 (aged 67)
Place of death	Arad, Romania
Managerial career
Years	Team
1993	UTA Arad
1997–1998	UTA Arad
2000–2002	UTA Arad
2002–2003	Bihor Oradea
2004	Jiul Petroșani
2004–2009	Politehnica Iași
2009–2010	UTA Arad
2010	Politehnica Iași
2010–2011	Mioveni
2011–2012	Politehnica Iași
2015–2016	Șoimii Pâncota
2016–2018	Poli Timișoara
2018–2019	UTA Arad

Ionuț Popa (17 April 1953 – 25 June 2020) was a Romanian professional footballer and manager. Popa managed teams such as UTA Arad, Bihor Oradea, Politehnica Iași and ACS Poli Timișoara.

Managerial career

Politehnica Iași

Popa was the coach of Liga I team Politehnica Iaşi from 2004, when they were promoted to the top league, until January 2009, becoming one of the longest serving coaches in Liga I. He quit his job due to a lack of funds. He was soon replaced by Cristiano Bergodi.^[1]

References

^ "Ionut Popa: E clar ca cineva m-a lucrat pe la spate" [Ionut Popa: It's clear something was going on behind my back] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 20 January 2009.

External links

Ionuț Popa coach profile at Soccerway

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[1] "Ionut Popa: E clar ca cineva m-a lucrat pe la spate" [Ionut Popa: It's clear something was going on behind my back] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 20 January 2009.

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