Ion Suru (20 October 1927 â 1979) was a Romanian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Suru was born on 20 October 1927 in Turda, Romania and began playing football in 1947 at local club CFR in Divizia B, one year later moving to Dermata Cluj. Subsequently, he joined CFR Cluj where on 3 April 1949 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Elemer Hirsch in a 3âÂÂ0 away loss to CSU TimiÃÂoara. Shortly afterwards he went to play for Locomotiva BucureÃÂti. In 1951, Suru signed with Dinamo BucureÃÂti where in his first season he scored a personal record of 10 goals, including one in a 6âÂÂ2 win over rivals CCA BucureÃÂti. He was used the entire match by coach Angelo Niculescu in the 1954 Cupa României final which was lost with 2âÂÂ0 to Metalul ReÃÂiÃÂa. In the following season he helped the club win its first title, being used by Niculescu in 22 matches in which he scored seven goals. Suru played in the first European match for a Romanian team during the 1956âÂÂ57 European Cup, a 3âÂÂ1 victory against Galatasaray, scoring a goal in the 2âÂÂ1 loss in the second leg. The Red Dogs advanced to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Suru playing in all four games of the campaign. On 9 October 1957, he scored a goal in a 3âÂÂ2 league derby victory against CCA. He won the 1958âÂÂ59 Cupa României, but coach Iuliu Baratky did not use him in the 4âÂÂ0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the final. On 10 May 1959, Suru made his last Divizia A appearance in Dinamo's 1âÂÂ0 loss to CCA, totaling 174 matches with 37 goals in the competition.
Suru played 12 games and scored three goals for Romania, making his debut on 8 October 1950 under coach Emerich Vogl in a 6âÂÂ0 friendly victory against Albania in which he closed the score. He was selected by coach Gheorghe Popescu to play in the 1952 Summer Olympics, appearing in the 2âÂÂ1 loss in the first round against eventual champions Hungary in which he scored once. His following two games were a 2âÂÂ1 away win over Bulgaria and 1âÂÂ0 home loss to Czechoslovakia in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers. All of his following games were friendlies, scoring a goal in a 3âÂÂ2 loss to East Germany. Suru's last appearance for the national team occurred on 9 October 1955 in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Bulgaria.
Suru died on 25 May 1979 at age 51.
Dinamo BucureÃÂti