Nicolae Manea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 2014 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | 40 | (14) |
| Total | 270 | (64) | |
| National team | |||
| Romania Olympic | 11 | (2) | |
| 1976 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1992 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| 1992–1996 | Unirea Dej | ||
| 1996–1997 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1997 | Rapid București | ||
| 1998 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
| 1999 | Romania U-21 | ||
| 2002–2005 | Romania U-21 | ||
| 2005 | FC Brașov | ||
| 2009–2010 | Rapid București | ||
| 2010–2013 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| 2013 | Corona Brașov | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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.
Coaching career
He coached Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Unirea Dej, FC Bihor, Rapid București (several times), Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 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
Club
- Romanian Cup: 1974–75
External links
- Profile at RomanianSoccer.ro
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