Ion Prepurgel

Ion Prepurgel
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-04-12)12 April 1947[1]
Place of birth Pitești, Romania[1]
Date of death 25 December 1990(1990-12-25) (aged 43)[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1974 Dinamo Pitești 183 (16)
1965–1966 → Progresul București (loan) 16 (5)
1974–1977 FC Brăila
International career
1967 Romania U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ion Prepurgel (12 April 1947 – 25 December 1990) was a Romanian football midfielder.[1][2]

Club career

Prepurgel was born on 12 April 1947 in Pitești, Romania.[1][3][4] He began playing football at local club Dinamo, making his Divizia A debut on 15 March 1964 under coach Virgil Mărdărescu in a 5–1 away loss to Știința Cluj.[1][5] At the end of his second season, the team reached the 1965 Cupa României final, but coach Mărdărescu did not use him in the eventual 2–1 to Știința Cluj.[1][6] He played in the 1965–66 season for Progresul București, helping them earn promotion to the first league.[1][3]

Afterwards Prepurgel returned to Pitești, the team being now named Argeș.[1][7] He played five matches in the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, as they eliminated Sevilla against whom he scored a goal from a long-range shot and Toulouse, the campaign ending in the third round where they were defeated with 1–0 on aggregate by Dinamo Zagreb who eventually won the competition.[1][7][8][9] In the 1971–72 season he helped Argeș win their first title, Prepurgel contributing with four goals scored in the 28 appearances given to him by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian.[1][10] Subsequently, he played three games in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid in which he scored the victory goal with a header, following an assist from Nicolae Dobrin.[1][3][4][7][11] However, they lost the second leg with 3–1, thus the campaign ended.[3][4][7] Prepurgel's last Divizia A appearance took place on 19 June 1974 in a 7–0 away loss to Dinamo București, having a total of 183 matches with 16 goals in the competition, also totaling 14 games with three goals in European competitions (including nine games and two goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).[1]

Prepurgel played three more seasons for FC Brăila in Divizia B, retiring in 1977.[1][3]

International career

Prepurgel played one game for Romania's under-23 side, a 1–0 away win over Israel which took place on 22 March 1967.[12][13]

Death

Prepurgel died on 25 December 1990 at age 43.[1][3]

Honours

Argeș Pitești

Progresul București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ion Prepurgel at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Ion Prepurgel at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e f "FC Argeș. Acum 33 de ani murea Ion Prepurgel, cel care a adus victoria cu Real Madrid" [FC Argeș. 33 years ago, Ion Prepurgel died, the one who brought victory with Real Madrid] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "FC Argeș: Astăzi, Ion Prepurgel ar fi împlinit 76 de ani" [FC Argeș: Today, Ion Prepurgel would have turned 76 years old] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Universitatea Cluj vs FC Arges 5-1". Labtof. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1964–1965". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Singura echipă românească ce a eliminat Sevilla în cupele europene. Povestea unei duble istorice jucate în urmă cu 50 de ani" [The only Romanian team that eliminated Sevilla in European cups. The story of a historic double played 50 years ago] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Ion Prepurgel. Europa League 1966/1967". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Ion Prepurgel. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Ion Prepurgel profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Israel v Romania, 22 March 1967". 11v11. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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