Virgil Dridea

Virgil "Puiu" Dridea (born 17 November 1940) is a Romanian former footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder in 82 matches for Petrolul Ploiești and made his Divizia A debut on 24 August 1958 for the Yellow Wolves in a 3–0 victory against Jiul Petroșani.[1] In 1968, Dridea transferred to Metalul Plopeni, where in 1970 he started his football manager career, as the assistant coach of Gheorghe Bărbulescu.[1]

Virgil Dridea
Virgil Dridea in 1966.
Personal information
Full name Virgil Sebastian Dridea
Date of birth (1940-11-17) 17 November 1940
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1950–1958 Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1968 Petrolul Ploiești 82 (?)
1959–1962 → Știința București (loan) ? (?)
1968–1970 Metalul Plopeni ? (?)
Total 82 (?)
Teams managed
1970–1978 Metalul Plopeni (assistant)
1978–1983 Metalul Plopeni
1983–1985 Petro do Huambo
1985–1988 Prahova Ploiești
1988–1992 Petrolul Ploiești
1992–1993 Syria
1994–1995 Dacia Unirea Brăila
1995–1996 Metalul Plopeni
1996–1997 Al-Jaish
1997–1999 Midia Năvodari
1999–2000 Petrolul Ploiești
2000–2001 Midia Năvodari
2001–2002 Cimentul Fieni
2002–2003 Chindia Târgoviște
2003–2004 Metalul Plopeni
2004 Petrolul Ploiești
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2018

"Puiu" Dridea is a well-known manager in Romania where he managed several clubs such as Metalul Plopeni, Petrolul Ploiești, Prahova Ploiești, Dacia Unirea Brăila and Chindia Târgoviște, among others. He also coached in Angola and Syria, where he managed Petro do Huambo, Al-Jaish and the Syria national football team.[2][3]

His brother, Mircea Dridea is also a former footballer and manager.[4]

Honours

Player
Petrolul Ploiești

References
  1. "Aniversare pentru "Puiu" Dridea!" [Anniversary for "Puiu" Dridea!]. istoriafotbalului.go.ro. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Virgil Dridea, fostul antrenor al Petrolului, cel care i-a zdrobit în 1999 pe roş-albaştri: «Steaua e ciuca bătăilor»" [Virgil Dridea, former coach of Petrolul, who crushed "the Red and Blues" in 1999: "Steaua is beaten by everyone"]. libertatea.ro. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "Petrolistul care a netezit drumul spre ultimul titlu național și a adus-o, mai târziu, pe Anderlecht la Ploiești a împlinit 74 de ani. Să ne trăiți, nea Puiu!" [The Petrolist who made his way to the last national title and later brought Anderlecht to Ploiesti turned 74 years old. Long life, Puiu!]. sport.dragos-trestioreanu.ro. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. "Fratii Dridea - cei mai mari executanti de lovituri libere si cornere din Romania" [Dridea Brothers - the best free kick and corner performers in Romania]. doarpetrolul.ro. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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