Petre Purima

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Petre Purima
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-01-21) 21 January 1951 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth Mediaș, Romania [1]
Position Left defender [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1972 Gaz Metan Mediaș 22 (0)
1972–1975 UTA Arad 57 (0)
1975–1982 Universitatea Craiova 160 (3)
1982–1987 Carpați Mârșa 134 (6)
Total373(9)
International career
1972 Romania U18 1 (0)
1973–1974 Romania U21 4 (0)
1973–1976 Romania U23 11 (0)
1978–1979 Romania Olympic 2 (0)
1978 Romania B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petre Purima (born 21 January 1951) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a left defender. [2] [3] [4]

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Club career

Purima was born on 21 January 1951 in Mediaș, Romania. [1] He began playing football during the 1970–71 Divizia B season at local club Gaz Metan. The club was relegated to Divizia C at the end of the 1971–72 season. [1] [4] Subsequently, he joined UTA Arad where he made his Divizia A debut on 26 November 1972 under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu in a 0–0 draw against Steaua București. [1] [3] [4] [5] In 1975, Purima went to play for Universitatea Craiova where he played over the years as a left and right defender, having to compete with Nicolae Negrilă and Nicolae Ungureanu. [1] [4] He helped the club win two consecutive league titles in 1980 and 1981. [1] [4] [6] At the first one he contributed with one goal scored in the 17 appearances given to him by coach Valentin Stănescu and in the second he played 15 matches under coach Ion Oblemenco. [1] [6] He also won the Cupa României three times, but played in only two finals. [1] [7] Purima played 10 games for "U" Craiova in European competitions. [1] Notably, in the second round of the 1979–80 UEFA Cup, he played in one leg of the 4–0 aggregate win over Leeds United, as Universitatea became the first Romanian club that eliminated a team from England in European competitions. [8] [9] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 12 June 1982 in Universitatea's 4–0 home win over Progresul București, totaling 217 matches with three goals in the competition. [1] Afterwards, Purima went to play for Carpați Mârșa in Divizia B where he retired in 1987. [3] [4]

International career

From 1972 to 1978, Purima consistently featured for Romania's under-18, under-21, under-23, Olympic and B teams. [10]

Personal life

In 2003, Purima received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title. [11]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Petre Purima at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ Petre Purima at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 "Ochiul şi urechea: "Burta este semn de trai bun"" [Eye and ear: "The belly is a sign of good living"] (in Romanian). Tribuna.ro. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Petre Purima article" (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "UTA Arad vs Steaua București 0-0". Labtof. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1976–1977". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1977–1978". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1980–1981". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Petre Purima. UEFA Cup 1979/1980". WorldFootball. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "38 de ani de la o performanță senzațională! Universitatea Craiova, prima echipă din România care elimina o grupare din Anglia" [38 years since a sensational performance! Universitatea Craiova, the first team in Romania to eliminate a group from England] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
    "Au trecut 43 de ani de la Leeds United – Universitatea Craiova 0-2. Amintirile lui Aurel Beldeanu: "M-au aplaudat și englezii". Exclusiv" [43 years have passed since Leeds United – Universitatea Craiova 0-2. Aurel Beldeanu's memories: "The English applauded me too." Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Petre Purima profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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