Article by Mihai Dinu – published on Saturday, September 27, 2025 22:36 / Updated Sunday, September 28, 2025 05:41
Writer Ion Jianu, a former journalist, has ceased life. The announcement was made by both his family and the club he loved and to whom many books, Craiova University.
Ion Jianu, one of the most long -lived and well -known journalists in Craiova, died this morning.
Craiova University announced the passage to Ion Jianu's eternal ones
The team coached by Mirel Rădoi wrote a farewell message, on the official Facebook page: “Sad news. Today Ion Jianu, Ambassador of the University of Craiova and author of the books dedicated to the club. God rest in peace!”.
Also, his family transmitted, in turn, an emotional message, specifying details about the privilege and funeral.
Time had no patience with the one who has always been a focused supporter of Craiova Maxima, Ion Jianu. The bereaved family, the wife, the son with the family, the relatives and the friends can say goodbye to their sake Nelu, a generous soul for all he knew, at the chapel of the Harșu Church, Metropolit Nifon Strada number 17 (in the central market), starting today, 27.09.2025, 6:00 pm, until Sunday, 28.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.2025). The funeral will be on 29.09.2025, in Caransebeș. Eternal rest!
The former glories of the Maxima Craiova were torn by pain
Sorin Cârțu and Gabriel Boldici, two of the former glories of Craiova Maxima, reacted to them.
“Jianu died? Aoleu, God! What could I say … I heard that he had some problems in the last days, I am very sorry to hear this news. I knew he had cardiac problems, he was quite bad about this chapter. He is the man who keeps us alive and through his books, in memory of the supporter of Craiova, or may not be a great phenomenon. The one who sent us, in the pages of his books, this spirit of the University of Craiova.
“Great God, what more news you gave me. I can't believe it! A month and a half ago I came from Turkey and I had planned to finish Nelu Oblemenco's book. I called Ion Jianu and asked if it was ready to let the book, talk to the typography. He answered.
He was a man of sensation. I complicate with my children, Jianu made me a book of my birthday. I spent nice then, it felt good. We discussed that we would continue Oblemenco's book, that you just had to edit it. I am extremely sorry that he did not get to take her at least. God forgive him, a great loss for us all! ”Said Gabriel Boldici, according to the same source.
Ion Jianu wrote about the history and performance of Craiova University
Apart from the thousands of articles published in two of the most important daily newspapers in Craiova, the word of Freedom and South Gazeta, Ion Jianu wrote 7 books about Craiova University.
These are: “Passions of Crișan” (2004), “Constantin Otet, coach of a legendary team, Craiova Maxima” (2006), “University phenomenon” (2008), “Oblemenco, Life match” (2009), “Beautiful crazy people of Craiova Maxima” (2004, first edition; The legend of a … Legend, Craiova Maxima “(2015) and” Gabriel Boldici, the only footballer of the University of Craiova Partăș on both event, 1981 and 1991 “(2025).
In addition, he is a co-author of the volume “The monograph of the football team University / 70 years in the Romanian and European football arena, 1948-2018” (bilingual, Romanian-English edition).
In 2019, the regretted culture man received from the Association of Sports Press, the “Aurel Neagu” Award for the entire activity.
I was a white-blue supporter until the Revolution, then I had the chance to work, as a journalist, at the two newspapers in Craiova, the chance I took care of writing a few books about the White-blue University. Through the University (football team), Craiova was and, in a way, is now the soul of the passions of Romanian football. When a writer of the waist of Radu Cosașu (alias Belphegor) writes black on white that: “I read a fabulous book,” The beautiful crazy people of Craiova Maxima “, signed by Ion Jianu, a documentary monument that makes us all myth …” (fragment from a review published in the Sports Gazette), it is enough for me)
– Ion Jianu's speech At the award of the “Aurel Neagu” award
