Petre Libardi (27 August 1942 – 14 August 2005) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Câmpulung-Muscel, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 14 August 2005 (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 | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Minerul Câmpulung | ||
| 1963–1975 | Jiul Petroșani[a] | 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
editPetre Libardi was born on 27 August 1942 in Câmpulung-Muscel and started playing football at Minerul Câmpulung.[1][2][4][5] He went for a short period at Dinamo Pitești but then returned at Minerul Câmpulung.[1][2][4][5]
In 1963 he went to play at Jiul Petroșani in Divizia B, helping it promote to Divizia A three years later, making his debut in the competition on 21 August 1966 in a 7–0 victory against Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][2][4][5] His first performance with The Miners was reaching the 1972 Cupa României final where coach Eugen Iordache used him all the minutes in the eventual 2–0 loss in front of Rapid București.[2][4][5][6] Libardi eventually won the competition two years later after a 4–2 victory against Politehnica Timișoara from the 1974 final in which coach Traian Ivănescu used him the whole match, helping Jiul win the first trophy in the club's history.[1][2][4][5][7] Afterwards he played in both legs against Dundee United from the first round of the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup which was lost with 3–2 on aggregate.[1][2][5][8][9] In May 1975, during a Jiul – Politehnica Iași home game, the wooden stand of the stadium started to burn due to a cigarette thrown into the blanket of seed husks, so Libardi together with teammates Gogu Tonca and Andrei Stocker jumped in to help the firefighters extinguish the fire.[10] Libardi was Jiul's captain ten years from 1965 until 1975, a period in which he appeared in 238 Divizia A games and scored 38 goals, his last appearance in the competition taking place on 29 June 1975 in a 2–1 away loss in front of Universitatea Cluj.[1][2][5][8]
International career
editPetre 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.[11][12] His second game was also a friendly which ended 0–0 with Poland.[11]
Managerial career
editAfter he retired, Libardi worked as a manager, firstly in the Romanian lower leagues at clubs like Victoria Călan, Minerul Lupeni and Paroșeni Vulcan.[5] His most notable performances were having two spells in Divizia A at Jiul Petroșani, one in the early 1980s and the other in 1990.[2][4][5][13] He also served as Jiul's president.[2][4]
Personal life and death
editIn 2001 Libardi was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Petroșani title.[4][5][8] Petre Libardi died on 14 August 2005 at age 62.[1][2][5][8] 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.[2][5][8][14]
Honours
editJiul Petroșani
Notes
edit- ^ The statistics for the 1963–64 and 1964–65 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Petre Libardi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Stadionul Jiul devine Petre Libardi" [The Jiul stadium becomes Petre Libardi] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Special. Jucătorul, omul și stadionul. Petre Libardi s-a născut și a murit în luna august…" [Special. The player, the man and the stadium. Petre Libardi was born and died in August...] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1971–1972". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1973–1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "Dundee United vs. Jiul Petroșani 3 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
"Jiul Petroșani vs. Dundee United 2 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 January 2022. - ^ "Ticăloșii fără glorie Povestea celui mai dur cuplu de fundași centrali din istoria Ligii 1: "Ne loveau încă de pe tunelul întunecat. Era îngrozitor"" [The gloryless villains. The story of the toughest pair of central defenders in the history of Liga 1: "They were starting to hit us from the dark tunnel. It was awful."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Petre Libardi". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Uruguay - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Petre Libardi manager profile". Labtof.ro. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Petre Libardi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Petre Libardi at WorldFootball.net
- Petre Libardi player profile at Labtof.ro
- Petre Libardi manager profile at Labtof.ro