[1][2][3] In the middle of the 1971–72 season he left Dinamo as he made no appearances in the league for them, going to play at Divizia B club, Metalul București.
[1][2] In 1972 he went for two seasons at title holders Argeș Pitești, working with coach Florin Halagian, making his Divizia A debut on 20 August in a 2–1 away loss in front of UTA Arad, also in the same season he played in three games from the 1972–73 European Cup campaign, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round against whom he scored a goal, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid but lost the second leg with 3–1.
[1][7][8] In the 1977–78 season, Troi scored five goals in the 26 league games Jenei used him, helping the club win another title.
[1][4] In the next two seasons, under the guidance of coach Gheorghe Constantin the team reached two more Cupa României finals, the first one ending with a 3–0 win over Sportul Studențesc București and the one from 1980 with a 2–1 loss in front of Politehnica Timișoara but he did not play in either of them.
"[2] Radu Troi played 15 games and scored two goals at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Valentin Stănescu on 18 April 1973 in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 loss in front of Soviet Union.