Ion Prepurgel

Club career Prepurgel was born on 12 April 1947 in Pitești, Romania. 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. 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. He played in the 1965–66 season for Progresul București, helping them earn promotion to the first league. 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. 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. 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. However, they lost the second leg with 3–1, thus the campaign ended.

Death Prepurgel died on 25 December 1990 at age 43.

Honours Argeș Pitești Divizia A: 1971–72 Cupa României runner-up: 1964–65 Progresul București Divizia B: 1965–66