Romanian football player and manager
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
References
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