Iacob Felecan

Felecan was born on 30 May 1914 in Cluj-Napoca, Austria-Hungary. He began playing football in 1930 at local club, Victoria. Subsequently, he made his Divizia A debut on 11 September 1932 in a 2–1 home loss to Gloria Arad. In 1940, Felecan joined Ripensia Timișoara, as the northern part of Transylvania was ceded to Hungary due to the Second Vienna Award and he refused to stay in Cluj-Napoca under the Hungarian administration. Two years later, he went to play for FC Craiova, with whom he won the 1942–43 championship which was not recognized by the Romanian Football Federation. In 1945, after the end of the Second World War and the return of the northern part of Transylvania to Romania, Felecan returned to Victoria Cluj as a player-coach. After two years, he went to play for CFR Cluj. There, on 3 July 1949, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 5–2 loss to Dinamo București, totaling 204 matches with one goal in the competition (without counting the unofficial appearances for FC Craiova).

Felecan played nine games for Romania, making his debut on 4 July 1937 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a friendly that ended in a 4–2 away win over Poland. He was selected by coaches Alexandru Săvulescu and Rădulescu to be part of the squad that participated in the 1938 World Cup. He did not appear in the first game against Cuba that ended in a 3–3 draw, but Felecan played in the replay which ended in a surprising 2–1 loss. His last appearance for the national team took place on 13 June 1943 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Slovakia.

Felecan's brother, Theodor, was also a footballer. Shortly after ending his playing career, Felecan refused to be a member of the Romanian Communist Party and consequentially was forced to work at the Danube–Black Sea Canal. He died in 1988.