Virgil Dridea

Virgil Dridea

Virgil Dridea in 1966.
Personal information
Full name	Virgil Sebastian Dridea
Date of birth	(1940-11-17) 17 November 1940 (age 81)
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

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]

"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

• Divizia A: 1958–59, 1965–66
• Cupa României: 1962–63

References[]

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