Răzvan Ionilă
Răzvan Costel Ionilă was a Romanian professional footballer who, while primarily a defender, also played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Ionilă made his debut in the Divizia A while playing for Poli AEK Timișoara. After struggling with injuries, he gradually moved towards the lower leagues, making appearances for CF Braila and Petrolul Ploiești, before calling an early end to his professional playing career at the age of 30.
In his late playing career, Ionilă fulfilled the role of player-manager for several lower-league teams, before finally taking on the manager position in 2013 at Flacăra Făget. His focus then moved to coaching juniors football, joining Galaxy Timișoara, the academy of his former teammate, Silviu Bălace. Alongside Bălace, he became assistant manager at Poli Timișoara in 2019.
Death
Ionilă died on 7 March 2025, at the age of 43.