[1][2][3] Ion Atodiresei was born on 14 May 1952 in Arad, Romania, starting to play football at local club, Teba, moving in 1966 at neighboring club, UTA Arad.
[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu on 4 May 1969 in a 2–1 away loss in front of Politehnica Iași, making one more appearance until the end of the season as the club won the title.
[1][2] Afterwards he signed with FCM Reșița where he would spend the rest of his career, helping the club earn promotion to the first league from his first season.
[1][2] On 15 June 1978 he made his last Divizia A appearance in Reșița's 4–0 away loss in front of Steaua București, having a total of 179 matches with 19 goals scored in the competition.
[1][4] In 1976 he played one match for Romania's national team, being used by coach Ștefan Kovács in a 1–1 friendly against Czechoslovakia.