Ion Pârcălab


Ion Pârcălab is a retired Romanian footballer. He was nicknamed "The Carpathian Arrow" by coach Helenio Herrera. His stepbrother was Nicolae Dumitrescu who was also an International footballer.
His last name is sometimes spelled Pîrcălab. He had to change the spelling of his last name in 1953 to Pîrcălab, but in 1993 the spelling was reverted to Pârcălab.
Pârcălab played for UTA Arad, Dinamo Bucureşti and Nîmes Olympique in France.
In 1965, he was awarded the title "Best Football Player" in Romania. 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