[1] Ion Țîrcovnicu was born on 7 April 1936 in Bucharest, [Romania, starting to play football in 1954 at local club, Voința in Divizia B.

[1][2] In the following one he worked with three coaches Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă and Nicolae Dumitru, scoring five goals in 20 appearances, as the team won the title.

[1][3] Then he made his debut in European competitions, appearing in a 1–1 with Galatasaray in the 1962–63 European Cup, also scoring seven goals in the 27 appearances given to him by coaches Ionescu and Dumitru in the league, including one goal in a draw with Steaua as the team won another title.

[1][3][8] During his first season spent at Pitești, the team reached the 1965 Cupa României final, coach Virgil Mărdărescu using him all the minutes in the 2–1 loss in front of Știința Cluj.

[1] Țîrcovnicu played one game for Romania's national team on 9 October 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu used him as a starter in a friendly against Turkey which ended 0–0.