Petre Purima

Club career Purima was born on 21 January 1951 in Mediaș, Romania. 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. 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. Purima played 10 games for "U" Craiova in European competitions. 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.

Personal life In 2003, Purima received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.

Honours Universitatea Craiova Divizia A: 1979–80, 1980–81 Cupa României: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81