Petre Purima (born 21 January 1951) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a left defender.
Purima was born on 21 January 1951 in MediaÃÂ, Romania. He began playing football during the 1970âÂÂ71 Divizia B season at local club Gaz Metan. The club was relegated to Divizia C at the end of the 1971âÂÂ72 season. Subsequently, he joined UTA Arad where he made his Divizia A debut on 26 November 1972 under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Steaua BucureÃÂti. 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 Negrilàand Nicolae Ungureanu. He helped the club win two consecutive league titles in 1980 and 1981. At the first one he contributed with one goal scored in the 17 appearances given to him by coach Valentin StÃÂnescu and in the second he played 15 matches under coach Ion Oblemenco. He also won the Cupa României three times, but played in only two finals. Purima played 10 games for "U" Craiova in European competitions. Notably, in the second round of the 1979âÂÂ80 UEFA Cup, he played in one leg of the 4âÂÂ0 aggregate win over Leeds United, as Universitatea became the first Romanian club that eliminated a team from England in European competitions. He made his last Divizia A appearance on 12 June 1982 in Universitatea's 4âÂÂ0 home win over Progresul BucureÃÂti, totaling 217 matches with three goals in the competition. Afterwards, Purima went to play for CarpaÃÂi MârÃÂa in Divizia B where he retired in 1987.
From 1972 to 1978, Purima consistently featured for Romania's under-18, under-21, under-23, Olympic and B teams.
In 2003, Purima received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.
Universitatea Craiova