Virgil Dridea
Dridea in 1966
Personal information
Full name Virgil Sebastian Dridea
Date of birth (1940-11-17)17 November 1940
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Date of death 29 May 2022(2022-05-29) (aged 81)
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 (12)
1959–1961 → Știința București (loan)
1968–1970 Metalul Plopeni
Managerial career
1970–1976 Metalul Plopeni (assistant)
1977–1983 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Virgil Dridea (17 November 1940 – 29 May 2022), also known as Puiu Dridea, was a Romanian football player and manager.

Playing career

Virgil "Puiu" Dridea was born on 17 November 1940 in Ploiești, Romania and started to play junior level football at local club, Petrolul where his first coach was Mihai Cristache, afterwards working with Emil Avasilichioaie and on 24 August 1958 he made his senior debut being used by coach Ilie Oană in a 3–0 Divizia A victory against Jiul Petroșani, that being his only appearance in that season as the club won the title.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] From 1959 until 1961 he played for Știința București in Divizia B, afterwards returning at Petrolul where he won the 1962–63 Cupa României and another title in the 1965–66 season where he was used by coach Constantin Cernăianu in 18 matches in which he scored 6 goals, including a goal from a corner kick in the 1–0 victory against Rapid București.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Dridea also played two games for The Yellow Wolves in the first round of the 1966–67 European Cup against Liverpool which include a 3–1 victory, however they did not manage to qualify to the next round.[1][2][3][4][5][6][11][12] His last Divizia A game took place on 3 September 1968 in a 3–1 victory against Jiul Petroșani, having a total of 82 matches and 12 goals scored in the competition, afterwards going to play for two years in Divizia C at Metalul Plopeni where he ended his career.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8]

Managerial career

Virgil Dridea started coaching as an assistant from 1970 until 1977 under head coaches Gheorghe Bărbulescu, Marian Alexandru, Nicolae Marinescu and Adalbert Marosi, being named head coach of the team in the second half of the 1976–77 Divizia B season, leading the team until 1983, a period in which the team relegated to Divizia C but he stayed with the club, helping it promote back after one season.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8] In 1983 he went to work abroad in Angola at Petro do Huambo until 1985, then he returned to Romania at Prahova Ploiești which he led for three years in Divizia B.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8] In 1988 he took charge of Petrolul Ploiești, taking it from Divizia B to Divizia A and later to the 1990–91 UEFA Cup where they were eliminated by Anderlecht.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8][13] In 1992 he had his second experience abroad going to coach for one year the Syrian national team,[14] afterwards coaching Dacia Unirea Brăila which he earned a 2nd place in Divizia B, worked for a while in a second spell at Metalul Plopeni, had second experience in Syria at Al-Jaish and earned another 2nd Divizia B place with Midia Năvodari.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8] He returned back to Divizia A football during his second spell at Petrolul in the 1999–2000 season in which he earned two historical victories against Steaua București, a 5–1 at home and a 4–1 on the Ghencea stadium, also a 4–2 home victory against Mircea Lucescu's Rapid București who were the title holders, afterwards going to coach in the lower leagues for a second spell at Midia, later at Cimentul Fieni, Chindia Târgoviște and for a third spell at Plopeni, retiring after a third spell at Petrolul which took place from July until December 2004.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8][10][15][16] Virgil Dridea has a total of 134 games managed in Divizia A, all at Petrolul consisting of 58 victories, 23 draws and 53 losses.[8][17]

Personal life

Virgil Dridea's brother, Mircea was also a footballer and a manager, they played together at Petrolul Ploiești, winning two Divizia A titles together and were opponents as managers in the 1981–82 Divizia B season when Virgil coached Metalul Plopeni and Mircea coached Petrolul.[1][2][3][7][9][18] Virgil Dridea died on 29 May 2022.[2][3][4][5]

Honours

Player

Petrolul Ploiești

Manager

Metalul Plopeni

Petrolul Ploiești

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aniversare pentru "Puiu" Dridea!" [Anniversary for "Puiu" Dridea!]. Ziarulprahova.ro. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "A murit Virgil Dridea, gloria Petrolului: două titluri și o confruntare legendară cu Liverpool în palmares" [Virgil Dridea, the glory of Petrol, died: two titles and a legendary confrontation with Liverpool in his record] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Virgil Dridea s-a stins din viață. A cucerit două titluri cu Petrolul și a învins-o pe Liverpool în anul 1966" [Virgil Dridea has passed away. He won two titles with Petrol and beat Liverpool in 1966] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "A murit Virgil Dridea, o legendă a clubului Petrolul! "A părăsit această lume, mergând să refacă echipa din «ceruri»"" [Virgil Dridea, a legend of the Petrolul club, died! "He left this world, going to restore the team from the "heavens""] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "A murit Virgil Dridea, fost campion al României la fotbal: "A părăsit această lume, mergând să refacă echipa din ceruri"" [Virgil Dridea, former Romanian football champion, died: "He left this world, going to restore the team from heaven"] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Pagini memorabile din istoria foltbalului prahovean personalități ale sportului "la Plopeni" – Tudor Manolache și Virgil Dridea (IV)" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football sports personalities "from Plopeni" - Tudor Manolache and Virgil Dridea (IV)] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ei ne-au părăsit în 2022! Cele mai importante nume din fotbalul românesc care au murit anul trecut" [They left us in 2022! The most important names in Romanian football who died last year] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  9. 1 2 "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.
  10. 1 2 "Virgil Dridea: "Am decis meciul din '66 cu un gol din corner" + Cum l-a învins pe Mircea Lucescu" [Virgil Dridea: "I decided the match in '66 with a goal from a corner" + How he beat Mircea Lucescu] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Petrolul 66, 53 de ani de la victoria cu Liverpool. Supraviețuitorii succesului, sărbătoriți la Ploiești" [Petrolul 66, 53 years since the victory with Liverpool. The survivors of success, celebrated in Ploiesti] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "55 de ani de la istorica victorie a Petrolului cu Liverpooli" [55 years since the historic victory of Petrolul with Liverpool] (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "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. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Mubarak, Hassanin (21 August 2019). "Syria National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Cea mai mare umilinta a Stelei dupa Revolutie: 2-9 cu Petrolul! Reghe se afla pe teren! Amintiri DUREROASE pentru stelisti!" [Steaua's greatest humiliation after the Revolution: 2-9 with Petrolul! Reghe was on the field! PAINFUL memories for Steaua fans!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Amintiri negre. Steliştii au fost umiliţi de Petrolul acum 12 ani!" [Dark memories. Steaua was humiliated by Petrolul 12 years ago!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Virgil Dridea manager profile". Labtof. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Mircea Dridea" (in Romanian). Doarpetrolul.ro. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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