Virgil Mărdărescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vintilă Virgil Mărdărescu | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 2003 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Aliso Viejo, California, United States | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1950 | Flacăra București | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1955–1956 | Dinamo Braşov | ||
| 1957–1958 | Dinamo Cluj | ||
| 1958–1959 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1959 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1960–1961 | Știința Craiova | ||
| 1961–1962 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| 1962–1963 | Dinamo Bacău | ||
| 1963–1965 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 1965–1968 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1969–1970 | Romania Olympic B | ||
| 1970–1973 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 1974–1978 | Morocco | ||
| 1980 | New York United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Virgil Mărdărescu (also known as "Gil Mărdărescu", "Gheorge Mărdărescu" and "Vintilă Mărdărescu"; July 15, 1921 – June 11, 2003) was a Romanian football manager.
In 1969, was appointed as manager of the Romania national "B" team, known as Romania Olympic and undertook a tour of Israel.[1] and Australia.[2]
In 1976, he led Morocco to their first Africa Cup of Nations title,[3] but was unable to follow up that success in 1978 when the team were knocked out in the first round.[4]
His son Gil Mărdărescu played together with Pelé for the New York Cosmos in the NASL.[5][6][7]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Argeș Pitești
- Romanian Cup Runner-up: 1964–65
- Politehnica Iași
International[]
- Morocco
- Africa Cup of Nations: 1976
- Pan Arab Games: 1976
References[]
- ^ "Israel Official Games 1970-1979". rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "South Australia v Romania B". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1976 - Final Tournament Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1978 - Final Tournament Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Imagine de colecţie + Fabuloasa biografie a singurului român care i-a fost coechipier lui Pele" [Collection image + Fabulous biography of the only Romanian who was a teammate of Pele] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Clipe grele pentru singurul român care a jucat cu Pele: "Rugați-vă pentru el și îmbrățișați-i pe cei dragi"" [Hard moments for the only Romanian who played with Pele: "Pray for him and hug your loved ones"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Marele Pele a dezvăluit ce i-a spus singurul fotbalist român alături de care a jucat. "Replica lui m-a îngrijorat!"" [The Great Pele revealed what the only Romanian footballer that played with him said. "His reply worried me!"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2003 deaths
- Romanian footballers
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- Romanian football managers
- FC Universitatea Cluj managers
- CSM Jiul Petroșani managers
- CS Universitatea Craiova managers
- ACF Gloria Bistrița managers
- FCM Bacău managers
- FC Argeș Pitești managers
- FCV Farul Constanța managers
- Romanian expatriate football managers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Morocco national football team managers
- 1976 African Cup of Nations managers
- 1978 African Cup of Nations managers
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) coaches