Mircea Dridea
.jpg) Dridea in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești (honorary president) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1956 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1971 | Petrolul Ploiești | 273 | (142) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1967 | Romania[a] | 18 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Petrolul Ploiești (juniors) | ||
| 1973 | Petrolul Ploiești (assistant) | ||
| 1974 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 1974–1976 | Petrolul Teleajen | ||
| 1981–1982 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 1982–1983 |
FAR Rabat | ||
| 1984–1985 |
Prahova Ploiești | ||
| 1985–1987 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 1987–1988 |
Kénitra | ||
| 1988 |
Progresul Brăila | ||
| 1988 | Sportul Studențesc București | ||
| 1989 | Oțelul Galați | ||
| 1990–1991 | Flacăra Moreni | ||
| 1991–1993 | Metalul Plopeni | ||
| 1993–1994 | Olympic Alexandria | ||
| 1995–1996 | Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure | ||
| 1996–1997 | Olympique de Médenine | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mircea Dridea (born 7 April 1937) is a Romanian former football player and manager, who is the current honorary president of Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Club career
"I worked enormously to be very good at headers and free kicks. If we were to go by talent, I wouldn't be in the top 20 players in the history of Petrolul. But in terms of utility, I'm sure on the podium"
–Mircea Dridea talking about himself[3]
Mircea Dridea was born on 7 April 1937 in
European Cup in a 4–2 loss against Wismut Karl Marx Stadt, first goal in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in a 4–1 loss against Fenerbahçe and first goal in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Spartak Brno, but his most important goal scored was in the first round of the 1966–67 European Cup against Liverpool from a free kick in a 3–1 victory, however the team did not manage to qualify to the next round.[3][4][5][6][10][11] Mircea Dridea made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1971 in a 1–1 against CFR Timișoara, having a total of 273 matches with 142 goals scored in the competition, also having a total of 21 games with 10 goals scored in European competitions (including 10 appearances and 5 goals scored in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).[3][7][12]
International career
Mircea Dridea played 15 games in which he scored 8 goals at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Augustin Botescu on 30 August 1959 in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away victory against Poland in which he scored a hat-trick.[1][13] He played in a 2–0 home victory against Portugal at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers after which opponent Eusébio said that he considered Dridea the man of the match.[1][5] He also played four games at the Euro 1968 qualifiers with one goal scored in a 4–2 home victory against Switzerland and a double scored in a 5–1 victory against Cyprus.[1]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Mircea Dridea goal.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 August 1959 |  Poland |
1–0 | 3–2 | Euro 1968 qualifiers | |
| 2. | 2–1 | |||||
| 3. | 3–2 | |||||
| 4. | 14 May 1961 | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey |  Turkey |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly
|
| 5. | 2 November 1966 | București, Romania |
 Switzerland |
1–0 | 4–2 | Euro 1968 qualifiers |
| 6. | 3 December 1966 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–1 | 5–1 | Euro 1968 qualifiers |
| 7. | 5–1 | |||||
| 8. | 22 March 1967 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  France |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly
|
Managerial career
Mircea Dridea started his career as coach at a junior squad of
Progresul Brăila.[3][5] He coached in the first half of the 1988–89 Divizia A season at Sportul Studențesc București, coaching in the second half at Oțelul Galați.[3][5][14] In the following years he coached in the Romanian lower leagues at Flacăra Moreni, Metalul Plopeni which he helped promote to Divizia B and Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure with whom he earned a promotion to Divizia C after winning a play-off against Foresta Nehoiu, also having a spell in Egypt at Olympic Alexandria and ended his coaching career in Tunisia at Olympique de Médenine in 1997.[3][5][7] Mircea Dridea has a total of 121 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A consisting of 37 victories, 33 draws and 51 losses, also he worked as Petrolul's president on three occasions.[3][7][14]
Personal life
Mircea Dridea's brother, Virgil 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 Mircea coached Petrolul and Virgil coached Metalul Plopeni.[5][7][8][15]
Honours
Player
Petrolul Ploiești
Manager
Petrolul Ploiești
Metalul Plopeni
Notes
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mircea Dridea". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Mircea Dridea at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cel mai faimos jucător din istoria "lupilor" împlinește 80 de ani » Mircea Dridea: "Te iubesc, dragul meu Petrolul!"" [The most famous player in the history of the "Wolves" turns 80 » Mircea Dridea: "I love you, my dear Petrolul!"] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Mircea Dridea, "lupul" care a învins Liverpool şi naţionala Franţei" [Mircea Dridea, the "wolf" who defeated Liverpool and the France national team] (in Romanian). Adevărul. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Fostul internațional Mircea Dridea împlinește vineri 80 de ani. Dialog memorabil cu seniorul fotbalului ploieștean, "Mister Petrolul"" [Former international Mircea Dridea celebrates 80 years on Friday. Memorable dialogue with Ploiesti football star, "Mr. Petrolul"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Mircea Dridea, omul care a rapus marele Liverpool al lui Bill Shankly: "Era campioana campioanei mondiale!" Amintiri dintr-o eră apusă și cum vede echipa de astăzi a Petrolului" [Mircea Dridea, the man who stole Bill Shankly's great Liverpool: "She was the champion of the world champion!" Memories of a bygone era and how he sees today's Petrol team] (in Romanian). Primasport.ro. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Mircea Dridea" (in Romanian). Doarpetrolul.ro. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1962–1963". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "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 20 October 2022.
- ^ "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 20 October 2022.
- ^ Mircea Dridea at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Poland 2-3 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mircea Dridea managerial statistics". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "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. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
External links
- Mircea Dridea at National-Football-Teams.com