Ion "PopicÃÂ" Pop (8 May 1947 â 8 December 2015) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right defender. After he retired from playing football he worked for almost 30 years at Rapid BucureÃÂti, 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 BucureÃÂti.
Pop played two friendly games for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Ola in a 4âÂÂ2 away victory against Morocco. His second game for the national team was a 2âÂÂ2 against Peru and he also appeared once for Romania's Olympic team in a 3âÂÂ2 loss against Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers.
Rapid Bucureà Âti
Rapid Bucureà Âti