Ion Lică Panait (5 March 1924 – 18 August 1981) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right back.
Club career Panait was born on 5 March 1924 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1939 at local club Olympia. In 1941, he moved to Carmen București. He made his Divizia A debut on 25 August 1946 under coach Nicolae Simatoc in Carmen's 3–1 away victory against Jiul Petroșani. He helped the team finish runner-up in the 1946–47 season. In 1947, Panait moved to newly founded club ASA București, where he played under coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan in the team's first Divizia A match, a 0–0 draw against Dermata Cluj. In 1948, he joined Jiul Petroșani, helping the club finish third in his first season. Panait made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 March 1960 in Jiul's 4–0 away loss to Minerul Lupeni, totaling 233 matches with 33 goals in the competition.
International career Panait made one appearance for Romania on 17 November 1957 under coach Gheorghe Popescu in a 2–0 loss to Yugoslavia in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.
Death Panait died on 18 August 1981 at the age of 57.
Honours Carmen București Divizia A runner-up: 1946–47
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External links
Ion Panait at Labtof.ro