Bondoc Ionescu-Crum

Bondoc Ionescu-Crum (3 April 1915 – 24 June 1994) was a Romanian athlete and a football defender and manager.

Life and career
Bondoc Ionescu-Crum was born in the Bulgarian commune Bregovo to Romanian parents. When he was a little child, his family settled in Brașov where he attended the Andrei Șaguna College. In 1934, at the Inter-school Competitions that took place on the Câmpia Libertății from Blaj, he won five races and set a new national record in the long jump, jumping 7.03 meters. He won the title of vice-champion of the same event at the Balkan Games in Istanbul the following year. Ionescu-Crum competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a footballer, playing as a defender for Sportul Studențesc București and Venus București, winning the Divizia A title with Venus in the 1938–39 season, playing 7 games in the campaign. He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II being injured and having achievements for which he was decorated. After World War II, Ionescu-Crum became a football manager, coaching Universitatea Craiova, Tractorul Brașov and Hidromecanica Brașov. He received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Brașov title, also having a street in the city named after him.

Military decorations

 * Crucea Comemorativă a celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial 1941–1945 (World War II Commemorative Cross 1941-1945) (1955)

Player
Venus București
 * Divizia A: 1938–39
 * Cupa României runner-up: 1939–40

Manager
Universitatea Craiova
 * Divizia C: 1957–58