Viorel Ion
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Mărăcineni, Buzău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Gloria Buzău12 | 4 | (4) |
| 1991–1992 | Oțelul Galați | 33 | (11) |
| 1992–1995 | Steaua București | 73 | (9) |
| 1995–1998 | Oțelul Galați | 100 | (28) |
| 1998–1999 | VfL Bochum | 12 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Oțelul Galați | 36 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Rapid București | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Gloria Buzău3 | 18 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Rulmentul Alexandria | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Dunărea Galați | 20 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Gloria Buzău | 56 | (8) |
| Total | 374 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001-2003 | Gloria Buzău (player-coach) | ||
| 2003-2004 | R. Alexandria (player-coach) | ||
| 2004-2005 | Dunărea Galați (player-coach) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Gloria Buzău (player-coach) | ||
| 2008-2009 | Petrolul Berca (president) | ||
| 2010 | FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| 2011–2012 | CF Brăila | ||
| 2012–2013 | CS Otopeni | ||
| 2013–2016 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Viorel Ion (born 2 November 1967) is a Romanian football manager. Throughout his playing career, Viorel Ion played for several teams, including Oțelul Galați, Steaua București, VfL Bochum and Rapid București. He was player-manager of Gloria Buzău, which he helped promote to Liga I during the 2006–07 season.