Petre Libardi

Petre Libardi (27 August 1942 - 14 August 2005) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1][2][3] He was Jiul Petroșani's captain ten years from 1965 until 1975, a period in which the club played two Cupa României finals, winning one.[2][4] After he retired he worked as a manager, also he was Jiul Petroșani's president.[2][5] In 2001 Libardi was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Petroșani title.[4][5] 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.[4][6]

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]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Youth career
1956–1957 Muscelul Câmpulung
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961[2] Muscelul Câmpulung
1961–1962 Dinamo Pitești
1962–1963 Muscelul Câmpulung
1963–1975 Jiul Petroșani[lower-alpha 1] 263 (47)
National team
1967 Romania 2 (0)
Teams managed
Victoria Călan
Minerul Lupeni
Paroșeni Vulcan
1980–1982 Jiul Petroșani
1990 Jiul Petroșani
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Petre Libardi played two games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 1–1 friendly against Uruguay, which took place in Montevideo on Estadio Gran Parque Central.[7][8]

Honours

Jiul Petroșani

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1963–64 and 1964–65 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
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References
  1. Petre Libardi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  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 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.
  5. "Stadionul Jiul devine Petre Libardi" [The Jiul stadium becomes Petre Libardi] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "Petre Libardi". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  8. "Uruguay - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. "Romanian Cup 1971-1972". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "Romanian Cup 1973-1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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