Ion Alecsandrescu

{{Short description|Romanian footballer and club president}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ion Alecsandrescu

| image = Ion Alecsandrescu national team.jpg

| caption = Alecsandrescu in the 1950s

| upright = 0.9

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1928|7|17}}

| birth_place = Copăceni, Vâlcea, Romania

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2000|06|21|1928|7|17}}

| death_place = Bucharest, Romania

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1947–1949

| youthclubs1 = Juventus București

| years1 = 1950

| clubs1 = Partizanul București

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 1950–1951

| clubs2 = Steaua București

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1952–1953

| clubs3 = CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc

| caps3 = 32

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 1953–1961

| clubs4 = Steaua București{{efn|name="STE"|The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Steaua București are not official.{{RomanianSoccer|17/ion-alecsandrescu}}}}

| caps4 = 153

| goals4 = 85

| years5 = 1962

| clubs5 = Olimpia București

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| totalcaps = 198

| totalgoals = 99

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1956–1959

| nationalteam1 = Romania B

| nationalteam2 = Romania{{efn|name="ROM"|Including one appearance for Romania's Olympic team{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=282|title=Ion Alecsandrescu|publisher=European Football|access-date=24 January 2021}}{{NFT|37629}}}}

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1982–1989

| managerclubs1 = Steaua București (president)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Ion Alecsandrescu (17 July 1928 – 21 June 2000) was the president of Steaua București during the team's golden era, between 1985 and 1989. His nickname was Sfinxul ({{Langx|en|The Sphinx}}) and was recently declared as Steaua Bucharest's Man of the Century.{{cite web | url=http://tikitaka.ro/ion-alecsandrescu-omul-secolului-xx-la-steaua/ | title=Ion Alecsandrescu – "Omul secolului XX" la Steaua

| publisher=Tikitaka.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Ion Alecsandrescu – "The man of the twentieth century" at Steaua| access-date=24 January 2021}}{{cite web | url=http://www.fcsteaua.ro/index/section/articles/article/6863/ | title=on Alecsandrescu-Sfinxul

| publisher=Fcsteaua.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Ion Alecsandrescu-The Sphinx| date=19 June 2009| access-date=24 January 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/mitica-de-partea-fostelor-glorii-gigi-a-scapat-de-sub-control-4990139 | title=Mitică, de partea fostelor glorii: "Gigi a scăpat de sub control!"

| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Mitică, on the side of the former glories: "Gigi got out of control!"| date=15 October 2009| access-date=24 January 2021}}

Alecsandrescu also played football between 1947 and 1962 for Juventus București, Steaua București, CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Olimpia București.

He was top scorer of Liga I with 18 goals in only 22 games, in 1956.

Alecsandrescu won five championships and a Cupa României, all with Steaua București and also won four caps for Romania and one for Romania's Olympic team.