| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Rudna, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 2024 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1953 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Politehnica Timișoara | 0 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Progresul Sibiu | ||
| 1956–1959 | Știința București | ||
| 1959–1960 | Victoria București | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960 | Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 1961–1964 | Politehnica Timișoara (juniors) | ||
| Variaș | |||
| Gloria Timișoara | |||
| 1964–1966 | Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 1966 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1966–1967 | Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| Progresul Timișoara | |||
| CFR Timișoara | |||
| 1971–1972 | UTA Arad (assistant) | ||
| 1972–1975 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1975–1976 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1976–1977 | CFR Timișoara | ||
| 1977–1979 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1979 | CSM Reșița | ||
| 1980–1981 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1982–1983 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1983–1984 | Aurul Brad | ||
| 1984–1986 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1986–1988 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1988–1990 | Sportul Studențesc București | ||
| 1990–1991 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1991–1992 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1993–1994 | Progresul București | ||
| 1996–1997 | UTA Arad | ||
| 2002 | CSU Timișoara | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ion V. "Jackie" Ionescu (2 May 1936 – 30 June 2024) was a Romanian football player and coach.
He was mostly known for his coaching spells at Politehnica Timișoara with whom he won a Cupa României and reached three other finals, also eliminating Celtic in the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup.