| Irinel Ionescu | |
| Fullname: | Irinel Ioan Ionescu |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Iași, Romania |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 1988–1996 |
| Youthclubs1: | Politehnica Iași |
| Years1: | 1996–2007 |
| Caps1: | 165 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs2: | → Metalul Plopeni (loan) |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Focșani |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs5: | Rapid Dumești |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Flacăra Erbiceni |
| Totalcaps: | 234 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Manageryears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Managerclubs1: | Știința Miroslava (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Managerclubs2: | Flacăra Erbiceni |
| Manageryears3: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs3: | Știința Miroslava (caretaker) |
| Manageryears4: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs4: | Știința Miroslava (assistant) |
| Manageryears5: | 2017–2019 |
| Managerclubs5: | Știința Miroslava (youth) |
| Manageryears6: | 2020– |
| Managerclubs6: | Sportul Iași (youth) |
| Pcupdate: | 24 April 2020 |
Irinel Ioan Ionescu (born 25 December 1978) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre back mainly for Politehnica Iași, but also for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, CSM Focșani or Cetatea Suceava, among others.
After retirement, Ionescu started a career as a football manager and worked for Știința Miroslava and Flacăra Erbiceni.[1] [2]
Winner (1) 2003–04
Winner (1) 2016–17