Ion Suru
Romanian footballer

Ion Suru
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-10-20)20 October 1927
Place of birth Turda, Romania
Date of death 25 May 1979(1979-05-25) (aged 51)
Position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1948 CFR Turda
1948 Dermata Cluj
1949 CFR Cluj 10 (0)
1949–1950 Locomotiva București 21 (1)
1951–1959 Dinamo București[a] 143 (36)
1959–1961 Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii
Total 174 (37)
International career
1950–1955 Romania 12 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ion Suru (20 October 1927 – 1979) was a Romanian footballer.[2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]

Club career

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.[1] Subsequently, he joined CFR Cluj where on 3 April 1949 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Elemer Hirsch in a 3–0 away loss to CSU Timișoara.[1][4] Shortly afterwards he went to play for Locomotiva București.[1] In 1951, Suru signed with Dinamo București where in his first season he scored a personal record of 10 goals, including one in a 6–2 win over rivals CCA București.[1][5] He was used the entire match by coach Angelo Niculescu in the 1954 Cupa României final which was lost with 2–0 to Metalul Reșița.[6] 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.[1][7] Suru played in the first European match for a Romanian team during the 1956–57 European Cup, a 3–1 victory against Galatasaray, scoring a goal in the 2–1 loss in the second leg.[1][8][9] 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.[1][8][9] On 9 October 1957, he scored a goal in a 3–2 league derby victory against CCA.[10] He won the 1958–59 Cupa României, but coach Iuliu Baratky did not use him in the 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the final.[1][11][12] On 10 May 1959, Suru made his last Divizia A appearance in Dinamo's 1–0 loss to CCA, totaling 174 matches with 37 goals in the competition.[1]

International career

Suru played 12 games and scored three goals for Romania, making his debut on 8 October 1950 under coach Emerich Vogl in a 6–0 friendly victory against Albania in which he closed the score.[13][14] He was selected by coach Gheorghe Popescu to play in the 1952 Summer Olympics, appearing in the 2–1 loss in the first round against eventual champions Hungary in which he scored once.[13][15] His following two games were a 2–1 away win over Bulgaria and 1–0 home loss to Czechoslovakia in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers.[13] All of his following games were friendlies, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to East Germany.[13] Suru's last appearance for the national team occurred on 9 October 1955 in a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.[13]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Ion Suru goal.[13]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 1950 Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania  Albania 6–0 6–0 Friendly
2. 15 July 1952 Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion, Turku, Finland  Hungary 1–2 1–2 1952 Summer Olympics
3. 18 September 1955 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania  East Germany 2–1 2–3 Friendly

Death

Suru died on 25 May 1979 at age 51.[1]

Honours

Dinamo București

Notes

  1. ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Dinamo București are not official.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ion Suru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Ion Suru". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Suru Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Politehnica Timișoara vs CFR Cluj 3-0". Labtof. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Cele mai frumoase victorii ale lui Dinamo în faţa Stelei" [Dinamo's most beautiful victories against Steaua] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
    "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1951". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "RETRO GSP. 64 de ani de la primul meci european al unei echipe românești. Dinamo i-a scos pe turci, apoi a urmat măcelul!" [RETRO GSP. 64 years since the first European match of a Romanian team. Dinamo took out the Turks, then the slaughter followed!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Ion Suru - Champions League 1956/1957". WorldFootball. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Dinamo București - CCA București 3-2". Labtof. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Romanian Cup 1958–59". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Finala Cupei României 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0" [The Cupei României Final 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Ion Suru". European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Romania - Albania 6:0". European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Jocurile Olimpice de la Helsinki: Ungaria 2-1 România, 15 iulie 1952" [Helsinki Olympics: Hungary 2-1 Romania, July 15, 1952] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  • Ion Suru at WorldFootball.net
  • Ion Suru at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Ion Suru at Labtof.ro
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