Ion Crăciunescu (born 27 September 1950) is a Romanian former football referee and

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. Born in Craiova, he comes from the town of

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. Crăciunescu was a footballer at Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and Universitatea Craiova until he retired in 1975, choosing to start a new career as a referee. He became an international referee in 1984. Although he never refereed at a World Cup or European Championship finals, he was selected as one of five referees for the 1995 King Fahd Cup (later known as the FIFA Confederations Cup). He is best known for officiating the 1995 UEFA Champions League Final between

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and

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. He retired as a professional later that year. From 2003 to 2005, he was the president of the Romanian Referees Committee. His son, Theodor Crăciunescu was also a football referee.

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;Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea * Cupa României: 1972–73 ;Universitatea Craiova *

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: 1973–74

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at WorldReferee.com 1950 births Living people Romanian footballers Liga I players Liga II players FC U Craiova 1948 players Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea players Romanian football referees UEFA Champions League referees Association footballers not categorized by position {{Romania-footy-bio-stub