Ioan Suru

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

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. Shortly afterwards he went to play for Locomotiva București. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. All of his following games were friendlies, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to East Germany. Suru's last appearance for the national team occurred on 9 October 1955 in a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Ion Suru goal. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 8 October 1950 Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania 6–0 6–0 Friendly2. 15 July 1952 Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion, Turku, Finland 1–2 1–2 1952 Summer Olympics3. 18 September 1955 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania 2–1 2–3 Friendly

Death Suru died on 25 May 1979 at age 51.

Honours Dinamo București Divizia A: 1955 Cupa României: 1958–59