Petre Libardi

Petre Libardi (27 August 1942 – 14 August 2005) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1][2][3]

Petre Libardi
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-08-27)27 August 1942[1]
Place of birth Câmpulung-Muscel, Romania[1]
Date of death 14 August 2005(2005-08-14) (aged 62)[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Youth career
1956–1957 Minerul Câmpulung
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961[2] Minerul Câmpulung
1961–1962 Dinamo Pitești
1962–1963 Minerul Câmpulung
1963–1975 Jiul Petroșani[lower-alpha 1] 263 (47)
International career
1967 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
1975–1976 Victoria Călan
1976–? Minerul Lupeni
Paroșeni Vulcan
1980–1982 Jiul Petroșani
1990 Jiul Petroșani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Petre Libardi was born on 27 August 1942 in Câmpulung-Muscel and started playing football at Minerul Câmpulung.[1][2][4] He went for a short period at Dinamo Pitești, but returned at Minerul Câmpulung and in 1963 he went to play at Jiul Petroșani where on 21 August 1966 he made Divizia A debut in a 7–0 victory against Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][2][4] He was Jiul's captain ten years from 1965 until 1975, a period in which he appeared in 238 Divizia A games in which he scored 38 goals, played two Cupa României finals, winning one and made two appearances in the double against Dundee United in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup which was lost with 3–2 on aggregate.[1][2][5][6][7] After he retired he worked as a manager, also he was Jiul Petroșani's president.[2][4] In 2001 Libardi was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Petroșani title.[5][4] Petre Libardi died on 14 August 2005 and in 2019, at 100 years since Jiul Petroșani was founded, the authorities decided to change the name of the local stadium from Jiul to Petre Libardi in his honor.[1][2][5][8]

International career

Petre Libardi played two games at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Bazil Marian in a 1–1 friendly against Uruguay, which took place in Montevideo on Estadio Gran Parque Central.[9][10] His second game was also a friendly which ended 0–0 against Poland.[9]

Honours

Jiul Petroșani

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1963–64 and 1964–65 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]

References
  1. Petre Libardi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "In memoriam Dacă ar fi trăit, astăzi Petre Libardi ar fi împlinit 70 de ani" [In the memoriam If he lived today Petre Libardi would have turned 70 years old] (in Romanian). Gddhd.ro. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "Fotbal. Inedit. Dacă era la Jiul, era al 11-lea!" [Football. Uncommon. If he was at Jiul, he would have been the 11th!] (in Romanian). Gddhd.ro. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. "Stadionul Jiul devine Petre Libardi" [The Jiul stadium becomes Petre Libardi] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. "Stadionul Jiul din Petroşani îşi schimbă denumirea! Va purta numele unui fost jucător şi antrenor al clubului din Valea Jiului" [The Jiul stadium in Petroşani changes its name! It will be named after a former player and coach of the club from the Jiul Valley] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. "Dundee United vs. Jiul Petroșani 3 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. "Jiul Petroșani vs. Dundee United 2 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "Stadionul Jiul va purta numele "Petre Libardi"" [Jiul Stadium will be called "Petre Libardi"] (in Romanian). Avantulliber.ro. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. "Petre Libardi". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "Uruguay - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. "Romanian Cup 1971-1972". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. "Romanian Cup 1973-1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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