Viorel Ignătescu

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Viorel Ignătescu

| image =

| fullname = Viorel Vasile Ignătescu

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1977|01|01}}

| birth_place = Bacău, Romania

| height = 1.97m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Letea Bacău

| years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = Rafinăria Dărmănești | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1996–2010 | clubs2 = FCM Bacău | caps2 = 93 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998–1999 | clubs3 = → Politehnica Timișoara (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = SC Bacău | caps4 = | goals4 =

| totalcaps = 112 | totalgoals = 2

| manageryears1 = 2011–2016 | managerclubs1 = SC Bacău (GK coach)

| pcupdate = 27 November 2019

}}

Viorel Vasile Ignătescu (born 1 January 1977) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper mainly for FCM Bacău, but also for teams such as Politehnica Timișoara or SC Bacău. After retirement he was the goalkeeping coach of SC Bacău, then in 2016 moved to England where he works as a driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.cancan.ro/viorel-ignatescu-portarul-erou-dintr-un-meci-cu-dinamo-a-emigrat-si-munceste-intr-un-parc-auto-in-anglia-19918634|title=Viorel Ignătescu, portarul-erou dintr-un meci cu Dinamo, a emigrat și… Muncește într-un parc auto în Anglia!|trans-title=Viorel Ignătescu, the hero goalkeeper of a match against Dinamo, emigrated and ... He works in a car park in England!|publisher=desteptarea.ro}}