Irinel Ioan Ionescu (born 25 December 1978) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre back mainly for Politehnica IaÃÂi, but also for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, CSM FocÃÂani or Cetatea Suceava, among others.
After retirement, Ionescu started a career as a football manager and worked for ÃÂtiinÃÂa Miroslava and FlacÃÂra Erbiceni.