Ion Pârcălab

Ion Pârcălab (born 5 November 1941)[3] is a retired Romanian footballer. He was nicknamed "The Carpathian Arrow" by coach Helenio Herrera.[4] His stepbrother was Nicolae Dumitrescu who was also an International footballer.[5][6]

Ion Pârcălab
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-11-05) 5 November 1941
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1961 UTA Arad 38 (13)
1961–1970 Dinamo București 194 (53)
1970–1973 Nîmes Olympique 83 (20)
Total 315 (86)
National team
1961–1968 Romania[lower-alpha 1] 38 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His last name is sometimes spelled Pîrcălab. He had to change the spelling of his last name in 1953 (due to a Romanian language spelling reform) to Pîrcălab, but in 1993 the spelling was reverted to Pârcălab.

Pârcălab played for UTA Arad, Dinamo București and Nîmes Olympique in France.

In 1965, he was awarded the title "Best Football Player" in Romania.[4] He won four titles in a row with Dinamo București. He also participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the Romanian national team.

Honours

Club
Dinamo Bucharest
Nîmes Olympique

Notes
  1. Including 12 appearances and 2 goals for Romania's Olympic team[1][2]
  1. "Ion Pârcălab". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. Ion Pârcălab at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Football sources report his date of birth as being 5 November while Olympic sources report his date of birth as being 15 November.
  4. "EXCLUSIV / Generatia lui Ion Parcalab nu se regaseste in ceea ce arata Dinamo acum! Vezi cine l-a numit "Sageata Carpatilor" si cum a ajuns sa termine pe locul 2 in Franta!" [EXCLUSIVE / Ion Parcalab's generation does not like how Dinamo looks like now! See who called him the "Carpathian Arrow" and how he ended up in second place in France!] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "Cinci decenii şi jumătate de la primul campionat de juniori câştigat de UTA. Pe când juniorii creșteau ocrotiţi de fotbaliştii legendari" [Five decades and a half from the first junior championship won by UTA. From the time when juniors grew protected by legendary footballers] (in Romanian). glsa.ro. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. "SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 6 October 2017.


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