Article by Romeo Ene – Published Wednesday, June 10, 2026 9:59 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, June 10, 2026 10:05 p.m.
Ionuț Georgescu (37 years old), former president of the Asesoft Ploiesti club and one of the best-known managers in Romanian basketball, was appointed Director of Operations of the Spanish club Lucentum Alicante, a club in the second Spanish league.
At only 21 years old, Georgescu became the youngest club president in European basketball.
After a career in sports management in Romania, he continues his ascent in Spain, where he was already active within the structure of the club in Alicante, according to libertatea.ro.
Ionuț Georgescu, the new Director of Operations of Lucentum Alicante
Through an official statement, Lucentum Alicante announced the promotion of the Romanian to a key position in the club's organization chart.
In the new position, Ionut Georgescu will coordinate three important departments: Marketing and Communication, Sales and Events.
“Lucentum Alicante strengthens its management structure by appointing Ionuț Georgescu as Operations Director.
As part of the club's reorganization process, he will directly coordinate the Marketing and Communication, Sales and Events departments. The new structure aims at a more efficient management of the club's activities and supporting its development at an institutional and commercial level.
In the last two years, Ionuț Georgescu was part of the Lucentum Alicante project as Technical Director of the junior academy and collaborated in several strategic projects of the club.
We are convinced that this new stage will help to strengthen the position of Lucentum Alicante in Primera FEB and in European basketball“, the officials of the Spanish club said.
Ionuț Georgescu, the new Director of Operations of Lucentum Alicante // PHOTO: Facebook
He led several important projects in Romanian basketball
In Romania, Ionuț Georgescu held management positions at several important clubs. He was a manager at Steaua Bucharest, CSU Sibiu and CSO Voluntari.
During his tenure, Steaua contested the final of the National League, CSU Sibiu won the first Romanian Cup in the club's history and the first trophy after two decades, and CSO Voluntari won two Romanian Cups and played the first European final in the club's history, also obtaining the bronze medal in the National League.
At the end of the 2023-2024 season, Georgescu left Romania to continue his career abroad, but remained involved with CSO Voluntari as a scout and consultant.
From May 2024, he held the position of technical director of the academy and coordinated the international junior development program at Lucentum Alicante. Previously, he collaborated with Betis Baloncesto as a scout for Eastern Europe, with a focus on the Romanian market.
In the recently concluded season, Lucentum Alicante finished 9th in the regular season in Primera FEB, Spain's second division, and were eliminated in the first round of the play-offs by Estudiantes, 0-3 on aggregate.
I didn't leave Romania to earn more money. I had to go through a chip change and believe that it is possible to live here better, more peacefully, with less.
It wasn't easy for me. Especially since it wasn't just about me, having the responsibility of a family with two children and keeping the promise that we are going for the better.
– Ionut Georgescuin 2024
