Adrian Ioan Drida (born 5 January 1982 in

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) is a

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n former

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player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Drida started his career playing for

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, from where he was also loaned to Motorul CFR Arad and Romvest Arad and in 2004 he is signed by

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. A new transfer, this time to Steaua Bucharest, his favourite team in football, followed in 2006. However, Drida failed to impress coach

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and he is loaned back to his former club during the 2006–07 season.

Politehnica Iasi

In June 2010 he joined Politehnica Iași but after only one season, he was transferred to

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, in

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* * 1982 births Living people People from Sântana Footballers from Arad County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players FC UTA Arad players CSM Jiul Petroșani players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub