page_title: Virgil Dridea
hierarchical_section_title: Virgil Dridea
caption_attribution_description: English: Mircea Dridea in 1966
context_page_description: Virgil "Puiu" Dridea 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. In 1968, Dridea transferred to Metalul Plopeni, where in 1970 he started his football manager career, as the assistant coach of Gheorghe Bărbulescu.
  "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.
  His brother, Mircea Dridea is also a former footballer and manager.
context_section_description: 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. In 1968, Dridea transferred to Metalul Plopeni, where in 1970 he started his football manager career, as the assistant coach of Gheorghe Bărbulescu.
  "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.
  His brother, Mircea Dridea is also a former footballer and manager.
caption: Virgil Dridea in 1966.
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