Ion Pârcalab
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Ion Pârcălab is a former Romania
n football
player. He was nicknamed "The Carpathian
Arrow" by coach Helenio Herrera
.
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. Which means the during his football career he had to use the spelling Pîrcălab (see Romanian special letters).
Pârcălab played for UTA Arad, F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti and Nîmes Olympique
.
In 1975 he was awarded the title "Best Football Player" in Romania. He won 4 titles in a row with "F.C. Dinamo București" at the Romanian Cup. He also participated in the Tokyo Summer Olimpics
in 1964 with the Romanian national team.
While a junior, he won the National Junior Romanian Championship with "UTA Arad" in 1959.
He is the brother of "Dumitrescu III" who used to play for "UTA Arad".
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He was nicknamed "The Carpathian
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe...
Arrow" by coach Helenio Herrera
Helenio Herrera
Helenio Herrera Gavilán was a Franco-Argentine football player and manager.Although born in Argentina, Herrera's parents were both Spanish, his father being a well-known Spanish anarchist in exile...
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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. Which means the during his football career he had to use the spelling Pîrcălab (see Romanian special letters).
Pârcălab played for UTA Arad, F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti and Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...
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In 1975 he was awarded the title "Best Football Player" in Romania. He won 4 titles in a row with "F.C. Dinamo București" at the Romanian Cup. He also participated in the Tokyo Summer Olimpics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in 1964 with the Romanian national team.
While a junior, he won the National Junior Romanian Championship with "UTA Arad" in 1959.
He is the brother of "Dumitrescu III" who used to play for "UTA Arad".