Ion Pop

Ion "Popică" Pop was a Romanian footballer who played as a right defender. After he retired from playing football he worked for almost 30 years at Rapid București, mainly at the club's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Nicolae Stanciu and Nicolae Grigore. His nephew, Mihai Iosif was also a footballer who played at Rapid București.

International career

Pop played two friendly games for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Ola in a 4–2 away victory against Morocco. His second game for the national team was a 2–2 against Peru and he also appeared once for Romania's Olympic team in a 3–2 loss against Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

Honours

Player

Rapid Bucureşti

Divizia B: 1974–75
Cupa României: 1971–72, 1974–75, runner-up 1967–68

Manager

Rapid Bucureşti

Divizia B: 1989–90