| Nicolae Ionescu | |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Aninoasa, Romania |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1965–1966 |
| Youthclubs1: | Metalul Târgoviște |
| Youthyears2: | 1966–1967 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dinamo București |
| Years1: | 1967–1973 |
| Caps1: | 153 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 1973–1975 |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1975–1976 |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1976–1977 |
| Clubs4: | Metalul Plopeni |
| Totalcaps: | 208 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1972 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nicolae Ionescu (12 June 1949 – 25 July 1997) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Nicolae Ionescu played four games at international level for Romania, making his debut when coach Angelo Niculescu sent him on the field at half-time in order to replace Augustin Deleanu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against France.[2] [3] [4] His following two games were also friendlies, a 3–3 against Italy and a 1–1 against Austria.[2] [5] [6] Nicolae Ionescu's last game for the national team was a 1–1 against Finland at the 1974 World Cup qualifiers.[2] [7]