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, totaling 183 matches with 16 goals in the competition and 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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