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Romanian football player and manager

Nicolae Manea
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-03-11)11 March 1954
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	15 December 2014(2014-12-15) (aged 60)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1967–1973	Rapid București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1980	Rapid București	108	(32)
1980–1981	Steaua București	9	(1)
1981–1987	Rapid București	113	(17)
1987–1991	Gloria Bistrița	70	(28)
Total		300	(78)
International career
1975–1976	Romania Olympic	11	(2)
1976	Romania	1	(0)
Managerial career
1991–1992	Drobeta-Turnu Severin
1992–1996	Unirea Dej
1996–1997	Bihor Oradea
1997	Rapid București
1998	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
1999	Rapid București
1999	Romania U-21
2002–2005	Romania U-21
2005	FC Brașov
2009–2010	Rapid București
2010–2013	Gloria Bistrița
2013	Corona Brașov
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolae Manea (11 March 1954 – 15 December 2014) was a Romanian football player and manager.

Life and career

Manea was born in Bucharest. 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. He scored both of Rapid's goals in the 2–1 victory against Universitatea Craiova in the 1975 Cupa României final.

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.

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.

Death

He was diagnosed with liver cancer at the beginning of 2014. He died on 15 December 2014, in Bucharest.

Honours

Player

Rapid București

Divizia B (2): 1974–75, 1982–83
Cupa României (1): 1974–75

Gloria Bistrița

Divizia B (1): 1989–90

Manager

Rapid București

Divizia A (1): 1998–99

Notes

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

References

^ Nicolae Manea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
"Nicolae Manea profile". 11v11. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ Nicolae Manea at WorldFootball.net
^ "Nicolae Manea a fost înmormântat" [Nicolae Manea was buried] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "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.
Nicolae Manea at National-Football-Teams.com
"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.
^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1974–1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
"Nicolae Manea profile". EU Football. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
"Iran – Romania 2:2". EU Football. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
"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.
"Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

Nicolae Manea managerial positions

CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț – managers

Ambru (1960–61)
Căpăţînă (1961–62)
Wetzer II (1962–63)
Coidum (1963–64)
Iovicin (1964–66)
Căpăţînă (1966–67)
Steinbach (1968–69)
Crețu (1969)
Rizea (1970)
Constantinescu (1974–75)
Dumitriu (1980–82)
Copil (1983–84)
Sdrobiș (1992)
Nunweiller (1992–93)
Nedelcu (1993–95)
Șteț (1995)
Stănescu (1996)
Marin (1996–97)
Radu (1997)
Marin (1997)
Nedelcu (1997)
Manea (1998)
Hizo (1998–2000)
Nedelcu (2000)
Halagian (2000)
Marin (2001)
Țălnar (2001)
Marin (2001)
Marc (2001)
Gavrilă (2001)
Barbu (2002)
Poenaru (2002–03)
Hizo (2003–04)
Lăcătuș (2004)
Marin (2005)
Barbu (2005–06)
Stoica (2006)
Moldovan (2006)
Marin (2006–07)
Șunda (2007)
Hizo (2007–08)
Marin (2008–09)
Ionescu (2009)
Mulțescu (2009–10)
Filipović (2010)
Barbu (2010–11)
Enache (2011–13)
Hizo (2013)
Miriuță (2013)
Ilie (2013–14)
Bondrea (2014)
Barbu (2014)
Marin (2014)
Zé Maria (2015)
Radinović (2015)
Ilie (2015)
Ionescu (2015)
Mazzali (2015)
Chertic (2015–16)
Maccoppi (2016)
Chertic (2016)
Șteț (2016–17)
Rădulescu (2017–19)
Stoica (2019–20)
Rădulescu (2020–21)
Ilie (2021)
Rădulescu (2021)
Petre (2022)
Pustai (2022–24)
Veronese (2024–)

FC Bihor Oradea – managers

Zilahi (1961–63)
Woronkowski (1963–64)
Zilahi (1964–66)
Juhász (1966–67)
Fernbach-Ferenczi (1967–69)
Vlad (1969–71)
Coidum (1971–72)
Juhász (1972–73)
Vlad (1974)
Staicu (1975)
Cosmoc (1975–1977)
Blujdea (1977)
Reinhardt (1977–78)
Jenei (1978–80)
Dărăban (1980–81)
Staicu (1981–83)
Kun (1983)
Dărăban (1983)
Kun (1984–85)
Stănculescu (1985)
Dărăban (1985)
Teașcă (1985)
Kraus (1986)
Dărăban (1986)
Mateianu (1986–87)
Coidum (1987–88)
Mateianu (1988)
Popovici (1988–89)
Cosmoc (1989–1990)
Popovici (1990)
Muta (1990–91)
Abrudan (1991)
Pio del Monaco (1991–92)
Coidum (1994–95)
Szűcs (1996)
Manea (1996–97)
Abrudan (1997–98)
Coraș (1998)
Balint (1999)
Orac (2000)
Détári (2000)
Muta (2000)
Andone (2000–01)
Rotariu (2001–02)
Moldovan (2002)
Dobai (2002)
Ion (2002)
Popa (2002–03)
Dumitriu (2003–04)
Muzsnay (2004)
Bondrea (2004–05)
Muzsnay (2005)
Abrudan (2005)
Artimon (2005)
Ion (2005–06)
Kiss (2006)
Farcaș (2006–07)
Silaghi (2007–08)
Vigh (2008–09)
Petcu (2009)
Lazăr (2009)
Dobai (2010)
Ghiţ (2010–11)
Gabbanini (2011)
Farcău (2011–12)
Rotariu (2012)
Ghiţ (2012)
Niculescu (2012–13)
Pană (2013)
Ghiţ (2013)
Pelici (2013–14)
Cheregi (2014–15)
Silaghi (2015)
Mutu (2015)
Mănăilă (2015–16)

FC Brașov (1936) – managers

Ploeșteanu (1948–68)
Proca (1968–69)
Stănescu (1969–71)
Proca (1971–75)
Meszaros (1975)
Proca (1975–76)
Ivănescu (1976–77)
Teașcă (1977–79)
Proca (1979–81)
Pescaru (1981–82)
Coidum (1982–85)
Goran (1985–86)
Ștefănescu (1986–89)
Anesccu (1989–90)
Nagy (1990–91)
Györffy (1991)
Enache (1992–93)
Staicu (1993)
Pescaru (1993–94)
Purdea (1994)
Nagy (1994)
G. Stan (1995)
Györffy (1996)
Hizo (1996–97)
Mihail (1997)
Orac (1997)
Barbu (1998)
Țălnar (1998–99)
Andone (1999–2000)
Hârlab (2000)
Halagian (2000)
Hârlab (2000)
G.Stan (2000–01)
Dumitrescu (2001)
Hârlab (2001)
G.Stan (2001–02)
Bajko (2002)
Lăcătuș (2002–03)
R.Lucescu (2003–04)
Lupescu (2004)
G. Stan (2004–05)
Bajko (2005)
Mulțescu (2005)
Manea (2005)
Mulțescu (2005)
Țălnar (2006)
Șunda (2006)
G. Stan (2006)
Stoica (2007)
R. Lucescu (2007–09)
Napoli (2009)
Moldovan (2009–10)
Isăilă (2010)
Conceição (2010–11)
Isăilă (2011)
Murcia (2011)
Isăilă (2011)
Șumudică (2011–12)
Badea (2012)
Szabo (2012)
Cârțu (2012)
Szabo (2012–13)
Țicleanu (2013)
Pelici (2013)
I.Stan (2013–14)
Țălnar (2014)
Szabo (2014)
Lokica (2015)
Szabo (2015)
Bodea (2015)
Szabo (2015)
Stere (2016)
Szabo (2016)
Țălnar (2016–17)

FC Rapid București – managers

Himer (1924–25)
Wanna (1931–32)
Krüger (1932–34)
Wanna (1935)
Konrád (1936–37)
Bauer (1937–38)
Avar (1938–39)
Schaffer (1940)
Avar (1940–41)
Barátky (1941–45)
Wetzer II (1945)
Lengheriu (1946)
Braun-Bogdan (1946–47)
Rónay (1947)
Moldoveanu (1948)
Steinbach (1948–52)
Lengheriu (1953)
Ghiurițan (1953–54)
Rónay (1954–59)
Ghiurițan (1959–60)
Mihăilescu (1960–62)
Roșculeț (1962–63)
Stănculescu (1963)
Stănescu (1963–68)
Bărbulescu (1968–71)
Marian (1971–72)
Macri (1973)
Urecheatu (1974)
Motroc (1975–77)
Marian (1977–78)
Lupescu (1978–80)
Ionescu (1980–81)
Motroc (1981)
Kraus (1981–82)
Stănescu (1982–84)
Stănculescu (1984)
Kraus (1985)
Lupescu (1985–86)
Codreanu (1986)
Cernăianu (1986–87)
Kraus (1987)
Dumitru (1987–88)
Greavu (1988)
Coidum (1988)
Mulțescu (1989)
Pop (1989–90)
Cosmoc (1990–91)
Constantin (1991–92)
Rădulescu (1992–93)
Pușcaș (1993)
Cosmoc (1993)
Hizo (1993–95)
Cârţu (1995)
Rădulescu (1995–96)
Dumitru (1996–97)
Manea (1997)
M. Lucescu (1997–98)
Rednic (1998)
Dumitriu (1998–99)
Manea (1999)
M. Lucescu (1999–00)
Iordănescu (2000)
Rednic (2000–01)
Hizo (2001–02)
Rednic (2002–03)
Petrescu (2003–04)
Hizo (2004)
R. Lucescu (2004–07)
Bergodi (2007)
Rednic (2007–08)
Rada (2008)
Peseiro (2008)
Hizo (2009)
Rada (2009)
Manea (2009–10)
Andone (2010)
Șumudică (2010–11)
Rada (2011)
R. Lucescu (2011–12)
Sabău (2012)
Rada (2012–13)
Tăbârcă (2013)
Moldovan (2013–14)
Ganea (2014)
Rada (2014)
Pustai (2015)
Bergodi (2015)
Marin (2015)
Alexa (2015–16)
Schumacher (2016–18)
Pancu (2018–20)
Alexa (2020)
Iencsi (2020)
Iosif (2020)
Grigore (2020–21)
Iosif (2021–22)
Mutu (2022–23)
Bergodi (2023–24)
Lobonț (2024)
Lennon (2024)
Șumudică (2024–)

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