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Nicolae Manea (11 March 1954 – 15 December 2014) was a Romanian football player and manager.[3][4][5]

Life and career

Manea was born in Bucharest.[1][3][6] He joined Rapid București at the age of 12 and played there professionally from 1973 to 1980 and again from 1981 to 1987. He had a short stint with Steaua București in 1980 and ended his career playing for Gloria Bistrița in the late 80s.[1][3][4] He scored both of Rapid's goals in the 2–1 victory against Universitatea Craiova in the 1975 Cupa României final.[5][7][8]

International career

Nicolae Manea played one game for Romania when coach Ștefan Kovács used him in a friendly which ended 2–2 against Iran, played on Aryamehr Stadium from Tehran.[9][10]

Coaching career

He coached Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Unirea Dej, Bihor Oradea, Rapid București (several times), Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, FC Brașov, Gloria Bistrița, Corona Brașov and the Romanian national under-21 football team.[3][5][4]

Death

He was diagnosed with liver cancer at the beginning of 2014. He died on 15 December 2014, in Bucharest.[5][4][11]

Honours

Player

Rapid București

Gloria Bistrița

Manager

Rapid București

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
  2. ^ The statistics for the 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
  3. ^ The statistics for the 1989–90 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Nicolae Manea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Nicolae Manea profile". 11v11. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Nicolae Manea at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b c d "Nicolae Manea a fost înmormântat" [Nicolae Manea was buried] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Doliu în fotbalul românesc! Nicolae Manea a decedat în această dimineaţă" [Mourning in Romanian football! Nicolae Manea passed away this morning] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ Nicolae Manea at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ "Cea mai frumoasă poveste cu regretatul Nicolae Manea. Cum a bătut, în 1975, Craiova lui Balaci de unul singur în finala Cupei României. "Lumea spunea că ne vor da o căruță de goluri"" [The most beautiful story with the late Nicolae Manea. How he beat, in 1975, Balaci's Craiova alone in the final of the Romanian Cup. "People said they would give us a cart of goals"]. Prosport.ro. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1974–1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Nicolae Manea profile". EU Football. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Iran – Romania 2:2". EU Football. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Dramă în fotbalul românesc. Nae Manea a murit după o luptă de cinci luni cu o boală incurabilă. Mesaj de condoleanțe de la Steaua" [Drama in Romanian football. Nae Manea died after a five-month battle with an incurable disease. Message of condolences from Steaua] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 25 June 2022.


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