Virgil Mărdărescu

Virgil Mărdărescu
Personal information
Full name Vintilă Virgil Mărdărescu
Date of birth (1921-07-15)15 July 1921
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 11 June 2003(2003-06-11) (aged 81)
Place of death Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Flacăra București 5 (0)
Managerial career
1955–1956 Dinamo Braşov
1957–1958 Dinamo Cluj
1958–1959 Universitatea Cluj
1959 Jiul Petroșani
1960–1961 Știința Craiova
1961–1962 Gloria Bistrița
1962–1963 Dinamo Bacău
1963–1965 Argeș Pitești
1965–1968 Farul Constanța
1969–1970 Romania Olympic B
1970–1973 Politehnica Iași
1974–1978 Morocco
1980 New York United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Virgil Mărdărescu (also known as "Gil Mărdărescu", "Gheorge Mărdărescu" and "Vintilă Mărdărescu"; 15 July 1921 – 11 June 2003) was a Romanian football manager.

As a player, Virgil Mărdărescu played for Flacăra București in Divizia A.[1][2][3]

In 1969, was appointed as manager of the Romania national "B" team, known as Romania Olympic and undertook a tour of Israel.[4] and Australia.[5]

In 1976, he led Morocco to their first Africa Cup of Nations title,[6] but was unable to follow up that success in 1978 when the team were knocked out in the first round.[7]

His son Gil Mărdărescu played together with Pelé for the New York Cosmos in the NASL.[8][9][10]

Honours

Argeș Pitești

Politehnica Iași

Morocco

References

  1. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXVI – PRIMA SCHIMBARE A NUMELUI" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXVI – FIRST CHANGE OF NAME] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXVII – CAMPIOANĂ A ŢĂRII LA JUNIORI" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXVII – JUNIOR CHAMPION OF THE COUNTRY] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXVIII – RETROGRADARE "DRIBLATĂ" ÎN ULTIMA ETAPĂ" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXVIII – RETROGRADE "DRIBBLED" IN THE LAST STAGE] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Israel Official Games 1970-1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ^ "South Australia v Romania B". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ^ "African Nations Cup 1976 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  7. ^ "African Nations Cup 1978 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Imagine de colecţie + Fabuloasa biografie a singurului român care i-a fost coechipier lui Pele" [Collection image + Fabulous biography of the only Romanian who was a teammate of Pele] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Clipe grele pentru singurul român care a jucat cu Pele: "Rugați-vă pentru el și îmbrățișați-i pe cei dragi"" [Hard moments for the only Romanian who played with Pele: "Pray for him and hug your loved ones"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Marele Pele a dezvăluit ce i-a spus singurul fotbalist român alături de care a jucat. "Replica lui m-a îngrijorat!"" [The Great Pele revealed what the only Romanian footballer that played with him said. "His reply worried me!"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.