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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography| name      = Ionel Augustin
| image = Ionel Augustin.jpg
| fullname = <!-- if different -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bucharest]], Romania
| height      = {{height|m=1.76}}
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] 
| youthyears1 =   1966–1974
| youthclubs1 =   [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|  years1 =   1974–1985
| years2 =  1976–1977
| years3 =  1986–1988
| years4 =  1988–1989
| years5 =  1989
| years6 =  1989–1990
|  clubs1 =   [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| clubs2 =  → [[Jiul Petroșani]] (loan)
| clubs3 =  [[Victoria București]]
| clubs4 =  [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| clubs5 =  [[Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea]]
| clubs6 =  [[Unirea Slobozia]]
| caps1 =   267
| caps2 =   30
| caps3 =   78
| caps4 =    8
| caps5 =   20
| caps6 =    7
| goals1 =  87
| goals2 =  5
| goals3 =  18
| goals4 =  1
| goals5 =  6
| goals6 =  1
| totalcaps = 410
| totalgoals = 118
| nationalyears1 =   1978–1986<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ionel Augustin – International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/augustin-intl.html}}</ref>
| nationalteam1 =   [[Romanian national football team|Romania]]
| nationalcaps1 =    34
| nationalgoals1 =   3
| manageryears1 =  1995–1996
| manageryears2 =  1997–2002
| manageryears3 =  2002–2003
| manageryears4 =  2003
| manageryears5 =  2004–2005
| manageryears6 =  2006–2007
| manageryears7 =  2007
| manageryears8 =  2009–2010
| manageryears9 =  2010
| manageryears10 =  2010
| manageryears11 =  2010–2011
| manageryears12 =  2011
| manageryears13 =  2011–2012
| manageryears14 =  2013
| managerclubs1 =  [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| managerclubs2 =  [[ACS Inter Câmpulung|ARO Câmpulung Muscel]]
| managerclubs3 =  [[Dacia Unirea Brăila]]
| managerclubs4 =  [[FC Gloria Buzău|Gloria Buzău]]
| managerclubs5 =  [[CSM Focșani|Unirea Focșani]]
| managerclubs6 =  [[ASC Daco-Getica București|Juventus București]]
| managerclubs7 =  [[CSM Focșani|Unirea Focșani]]
| managerclubs8 =  [[ASC Daco-Getica București|Juventus București]]
| managerclubs9 =  [[FC Dinamo București II|Dinamo București II]]
| managerclubs10 =  [[Minerul Lupeni]]
| managerclubs11 =  [[Phoenix Ulmu]]
| managerclubs12 =  [[CS Buftea]]
| managerclubs13 =  Viitorul Chirnogi
| managerclubs14 =  [[Romania national under-19 football team|Romania U19]]
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Ionel Augustin''' (born 11 October 1955) is a [[Romania]]n retired footballer who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].

==Club career==
Ionel Augustin, nicknamed ''Oneață'' was born on 11 October 1955 in [[Bucharest]] and started to play football in 1966 at junior level at [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], making his [[Liga I|Divizia A]] debut for the senior squad on 23 April 1975 in a 5–0 victory against [[Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea]], winning the title in his first season spent at the club, coach [[Nicolae Dumitru (footballer)|Nicolae Dumitru]] giving him a total of five appearances.<ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|97/ionel-augustin}}</ref><ref name=fanatik>{{cite web| url=https://www.fanatik.ro/oneata-augustin-redivivus-dupa-ce-am-pierdut-campionatul-in-79-m-am-dus-la-sprit-cu-dobrin-video-19741795| title="Oneață" Augustin redivivus: "După ce-am pierdut campionatul în '79, m-am dus la șpriț cu Dobrin" Video| publisher=Fanatik.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title="Oneață" Augustin redivivus: "After losing the championship in '79, I went to a spritz with Dobrin" Video| date=4 September 2021| access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=RSC>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> In the [[1976–77 Divizia A|1976–77]] season he went at [[Jiul Petroșani]] in order to play more often.<ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-gigi-multescu-si-coloana-dinamovista-din-valea-jiului-33587|title=Gigi Mulțescu și coloana dinamovistă din Valea Jiului|publisher=Welovesport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Gigi Mulțescu and the Dinamo column from Valea Jiului| date=28 September 2024|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>

Afterwards, Augustin returned to Dinamo where for several years he would form a successful offensive trio with [[Gheorghe Mulțescu]] and [[Costel Orac]], together being called "AMO" by the fans, a nickname inspired by their initials from the first letters of their family name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/a-murit-gigi-multescu-cine-a-fost-smurdul-756381.html|title=A murit Gigi Mulțescu, legenda lui Dinamo. Cine a fost "Smurdul": a marcat de la 40 metri cu "regina" Europei, a ucis catenaccio și a făcut istorie în Ștefan cel Mare|publisher=Gsp.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Gigi Mulțescu, the legend of Dinamo, died. Who was "Smurdul": he scored from 40 meters with the "queen" of Europe, killed the catenaccio and made history in Stephen the Great| date= 15 September 2024|access-date=3 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/costel-orac-dinamo-baraj-csikszereda-743654.html|title=Fosta legendă din Ștefan cel Mare avertizează înainte de returul barajului cu Csikszereda: "Va fi un meci greu, trebuie să se mobilizeze"|publisher=Gsp.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=The former legend from Ștefan cel Mare warns before the second leg of the tie with Csikszereda: "It will be a difficult match, they must mobilize"| date=27 May 2024|access-date=3 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/fostii-colegi-ai-lui-gigi-multescu-reactii-cu-lacrimi-in-ochi-despre-fostul-jucator-si-antrenor-al-lui-dinamo-ramanem-din-ce-in-ce-mai-putini-cornel-dinu-povesteste-momentul-care-19987275|title=Colegii lui Gigi Mulțescu, reacții cu lacrimi în ochi despre fostul jucător și antrenor al lui Dinamo. "Rămânem din ce în ce mai puțini". Cornel Dinu povestește momentul care i-a schimbat cariera regretatului tehnician. "Un mare miliardar mi-a cerut să-i fac cunoștință"|publisher=Prosport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Gigi Mulțescu's colleagues, reactions with tears in their eyes about the former player and coach of Dinamo. "We remain fewer and fewer". Cornel Dinu tells the story of the moment that changed the late technician's career. "A big billionaire asked me to meet him"| date=15 September 2024|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> He won three consecutive Divizia A titles between 1982 and 1984, in the first, coach [[Valentin Stănescu]] used him in 31 matches in which he scored seven times, in the following two he worked once again with Dumitru who gave him 31 appearances in each season, Augustin scoring 14 goals in the first and 17 in the latter, these two being his most prolific seasons of his career.<ref name=RS/><ref name=RSC/> He also won three [[Cupa României]] but played in only one of the finals, the one from [[1984 Cupa României final|1984]] when coach Dumitru used him the whole match in the 2–1 win over [[Eternal derby (Romania)|rivals]] [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]].<ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1981_1982.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=6 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1983_1984.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1983–1984|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=6 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1985_1986.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1985–1986|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=6 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/cupa-romaniei/finale-de-nota-10-dinamo-steaua-1986-au-baut-dintr-o-cupa-gaurita-6117676 | title=Finale de nota 10 Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. Au băut dintr-o cupă găurită| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Grade 10 Finals Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. They drank from a cup with holes| date=14 May 2010 | access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> Over the years he would score two goals in the derby with Steaua in two 1–1 draws from the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68333/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1979-80.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1979–80|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=3 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68339/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1983-84.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1983–84|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> He made some notable performances with ''[[FC Dinamo București|The Red Dogs]]'' in European competitions, as helping the club eliminate [[Inter Milan]] by scoring one goal in the 4–3 victory on aggregate from the [[1981–82 UEFA Cup]], also appearing in seven matches in the [[1983–84 European Cup]] campaign, scoring one goal against [[FC Kuusysi|Kuusysi Lahti]], one in a 3–0 victory from the first leg that helped them eliminate title holders, [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] and one against [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]], reaching the semi-finals where the campaign ended in front of [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name=RS/><ref name=fanatik/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tikitaka.ro/cand-dinamo-elimina-marele-inter-cupa-uefa-turul-ii-4-noiembrie-1981/|title=Când Dinamo elimina marele Inter – Cupa UEFA, turul II, 4 noiembrie 1981|publisher=Tikitaka.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=When Dinamo eliminated the great Inter – UEFA Cup, round II, 4 November 1981| date= 4 November 2017|access-date=1 May 2023}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/video-remember-dinamo-hamburg-3-0-35-de-ani-de-la-victoria-uriasa-a-lui-dinamo-din-cupa-campionilor-europeni-interviu-cu-ionel-augustin-golul-meu-i-a-paralizat-pe-nemti-551007.html|title=Remember Dinamo - Hamburg 3-0: 35 de ani de la victoria URIAȘĂ a lui Dinamo din Cupa Campionilor Europeni. Interviu cu Ionel Augustin: "Golul meu i-a paralizat pe nemți"|publisher=Gsp.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Remember Dinamo - Hamburg 3-0: 35 years since Dinamo's HUGE victory in the European Champions Cup. Interview with Ionel Augustin: "My goal paralyzed the Germans"| date=19 October 2018|access-date=1 May 2023}}<br>{{cite web | url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/champions-league/dinamo-marcheaza-30-de-ani-de-la-semifinala-cu-liverpool-din-cupa-campionilor-106237 | title=Dinamo marchează 30 de ani de la semifinala cu Liverpool din Cupa Campionilor| publisher=Digisport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Dinamo marks 30 years since the semi-final with Liverpool in the Champions Cup| date=11 April 2014 | access-date=3 October 2024}}<br>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ionel-augustin/champions-league-1983-1984/dinamo-bucuresti/3/|title=Ionel Augustin. Champions League 1983/1984|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>

In the middle of the [[1985–86 Divizia A|1985–86]] season, Augustin went from Dinamo to [[Victoria București]].<ref name=RS/> In 1988 he went at [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] where on 11 December he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 2–0 victory against [[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]], having a total of 383 matches with 111 goals scored in the competition, also he gained a total of 33 games with 10 goals scored in European competitions.<ref name=RS/><ref name=fanatik/> Augustin ended his career in 1990 after playing two seasons in [[Liga II|Divizia B]] for [[Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea]] and [[Unirea Slobozia]].<ref name=RS/>

==International career==
Ionel Augustin played 34 matches and scored three goals for [[Romania national football team|Romania]], making his debut on 13 December 1978 under coach [[Ștefan Kovacs]] in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss in front of [[Greece national football team|Greece]].<ref name=EU>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=922|title=Ionel Augustin|publisher=European Football|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=12821|title=Greece 2-1 Romania|publisher=European Football|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> He played two games in which he scored once at the [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3|Euro 1980 qualifiers]], then he played in the first leg of the [[1977–80 Balkan Cup]] final, which ended with a 2–0 defeat against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], he also played two matches at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1982 World Cup qualifiers]] and he made six appearances at the successful [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5|Euro 1984 qualifiers]], also being selected by coach [[Mircea Lucescu]] to be part of the [[1984 European Football Championship|Euro 1984]] squad, playing in a group game against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] which ended with a 1–0 loss.<ref name=EU/> Augustin played in a 3–2 loss against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1986 World Cup qualifiers]], his last two games played for the national team being friendlies, a 1–1 and a 0–0 with [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], Augustin scoring Romania's goal in the first one.<ref name=EU/>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Augustin goal''.<ref name=EU/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ionel Augustin
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 13 May 1979 || [[Tsirion Stadium]], [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]] || align=center| 2 || {{fb|CYP}} || align=center| '''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3|Euro 1980 qualifiers]]
|-
| 2. || 18 May 1982 || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Estadio Nacional de Chile]], [[Ñuñoa]], [[Chile]] || align=center | 15 || {{fb|CHI}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–2 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || 14 March 1986 || [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] || align=center | 33 ||  {{fb|IRQ|1963}}  || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Dinamo București'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1974–75 Divizia A|1974–75]], [[1981–82 Divizia A|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Divizia A|1982–83]], [[1983–84 Divizia A|1983–84]]<ref name=RS/>
*[[Cupa României]]: [[1981–82 Cupa României|1981–82]], [[1983–84 Cupa României|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Cupa României|1985–86]]<ref name=RS/>
*Trofeo Costa de Valencia: 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/costavalencia.html|title=Trofeo Costa de Valencia|publisher=Rsssf.com|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball|ionel-augustin}}
*{{NFT|19899}}

{{Romania Squad 1984 Euro Cup}}
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