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Nicolae Manea

Nicolae Manea (11 March 1954 – 15 December 2014) was a Romanian football player and manager.[2][3][4]

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 Striker
Youth career
1967–1973 Rapid București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1980 Rapid București[a] 108 (32)
1980–1981 Steaua București 9 (1)
1981–1987 Rapid București[b] 113 (17)
1987–1991 Gloria Bistrița[c] 70 (28)
Total 300 (78)
International career
1975–1976 Romania U23 11 (2)
1976 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
1989–1991 Gloria Bistrița (assistant)
1991–1992 Drobeta-Turnu Severin
1992–1996 Unirea Dej
1996–1997 Bihor Oradea
1997 Rapid București
1998 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
1998–2000 Rapid București (assistant)
1999 Rapid București
2001–2005 Romania U21
2005 FC Brașov
2009–2010 Rapid București
2010–2013 Gloria Bistrița
2013 Corona Brașov
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Manea was born on 11 March 1954 in Bucharest, Romania.[1][5] He began playing junior-level football at the age of 12 at Rapid București.[1][5] He made his Divizia A debut on 16 March 1974 under coach Ion Urechiatu in Rapid's 1–1 draw against Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][6][7] The club suffered relegation at the end of that season, but Manea stayed with the team, helping it gain promotion back to the first league after one year by scoring 11 goals.[1][6] They also reached the 1975 Cupa României final and Manea netted a brace under coach Ion Motroc in the 2–1 victory against Universitatea Craiova.[1][5][8] Subsequently, he played in both legs of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup, where Rapid were eliminated in the first round with 2–1 on aggregate by Anderlecht, who eventually won the competition.[1][9] He suffered another relegation with Rapid at the end of the 1976–77 season.[1] In 1980, Manea joined Steaua București where he played nine league matches and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against FCM Brașov during his half a year spell.[1][5][10] Afterwards, he returned to Rapid, helping the team gain Divizia A promotion at the end of the 1982–83 season by scoring 15 goals.[1] In 1987, he returned to Divizia B at Gloria Bistrița, netting 14 goals in the 1989–90 season to help them gain promotion.[1][5][11] Subsequently, he scored the club's first Divizia A goal in a 2–1 loss to Inter Sibiu.[11] Manea made his last Divizia A appearance on 21 April 1991 in Gloria's 1–0 away loss to Dacia Unirea Brăila, totaling 209 matches with 42 goals in the competition.[1][5]

International career

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Manea played several matches for Romania's under-23 national team.[1][12]

Manea made one appearance for Romania on 2 July 1976 under coach Ștefan Kovács in a 2–2 friendly draw against Iran, played at Aryamehr Stadium in Tehran.[13]

Managerial career

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Manea had his first coaching experience while still an active player, being the assistant coach of Remus Vlad from 1989 to 1991.[11] He began his career as head coach at Drobeta-Turnu Severin in 1991.[5][11] From 1992 to 1996, he coached Unirea Dej.[5][11] Subsequently, between 1996 and 1997, Manea led Bihor Oradea and shortly afterwards he had his first Divizia A experience at Rapid București.[5][11][14] He continued to work in the first division, signing with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in 1998.[5][11][14] During the 1998–99 season, he worked as an assistant coach at Rapid for Mircea Lucescu, Mircea Rednic and Dumitru Dumitriu, while also leading them as head coach for a few rounds, as the club won the title.[5][11][14][15][16] Afterwards, Manea had a tenure at Romania's under-21 national team from 2001 to 2005.[11] In 2005, he coached FC Brașov.[5] Between 2007 and 2010, Manea worked for Rapid in different roles, including the positions of general secretary, managing director, deputy general manager, technical director and also head coach for a few matches in the 2009–10 season.[5][11][14] In October 2010, Manea was appointed head coach at Gloria Bistrița.[5][11][14] Although he successfully steered the team away from relegation on the pitch, the Romanian Football Federation subsequently relegated the club to the second division due to licensing irregularities.[17] Manea stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back to the first league at the end of the 2011–12 season.[18] In October 2012, during a match against Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Manea reacted to a disputed goal by grabbing a stretcher and throwing it toward the referee in a fit of rage.[19] He was unable to help the team avoid another relegation at the end of the season.[20] However, he remained in the first league, coaching Corona Brașov for a few games at the start of the 2013–14 season.[5][21] Afterwards, Manea worked as Corona's president, a position he also held at Rapid from January 2014 until October 2014.[5][22] He has a total of 104 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Liga I, consisting of 22 victories, 32 draws and 50 losses.[14][23]

Personal life and death

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His son, Florin, was a footballer who briefly played in Divizia A for Gloria Bistrița and later became a sports agent.[24]

Manea was diagnosed with liver cancer at the beginning of 2014 and died on 15 December 2014 in Bucharest.[3][4][25]

Honours

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Player

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Manager

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Rapid București

Notes

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  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

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nicolae Manea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ Nicolae Manea at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 "Nicolae Manea a fost înmormântat" [Nicolae Manea was buried] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Nicolae Manea ar fi împlinit azi 67 de ani… "Mister Rapid", simbol anti Steaua, Dinamo sau Craiova! Video" [Nicolae Manea would have turned 67 today... "Mister Rapid", symbol against Steaua, Dinamo or Craiova! Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Astăzi era ziua lui Nicolae Manea. Momente geniale prin care a rămas în amintirile suporterilor" [Today was Nicolae Manea's birthday. Brilliant moments that left their mark on the fans' memories] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Rapid Bucuresti 1 – 1 FC Brasov". Labtof. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1974–1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Anderlecht, coşmarul echipelor din România! Scandalul cu Dinamo, şocul returului cu Rapid şi cum a pus-o la colţ pe Steaua. Video" [Anderlecht, the nightmare of Romanian teams! The scandal with Dinamo, the shock of the return with Rapid and how they cornered Steaua. Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Nicolae Manea - European Cup Winners' Cup 1975/1976". WorldFootball. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Manea "roș-albastru"! Află totul despre perioada petrecută de vicepreședintele Rapidului în Ghencea ca jucător!" [Manea in "red-blue"! Find out everything about the time the vice-president of Rapid spent in Ghencea as a player!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Nicolae Manea este noul antrenor al Gloriei Bistrița: "M-am întors acasă"" [Nicolae Manea is the new coach of Gloria Bistrița: "I'm back home"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Nicolae Manea profile". 11v11. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Nicolae Manea profile". EU Football. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
    "Iran – Romania 2:2". EU Football. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nicolae Manea profile". Labtof. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Rapid și toate meciurile pe care le-a jucat în istoria sa" [Rapid and all the matches it had played in its history] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Gloria Bistrița a remizat cu Universitatea Craiova, scor 1-1. Craiovenii au retrogradat" [Gloria Bistrița drew with Universitatea Craiova, score 1-1. Craiova's team was relegated] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Nae Manea a scăpat de retrogradare: "Dacă nu întărim lotul, plec!"" [Nae Manea escaped relegation: "If we don't strengthen the squad, I'm leaving!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Poli Timișoara și Gloria au fost RETROGRADATE! FRF caută soluții pentru a 18-a echipă" [Poli Timișoara and Gloria were RELEGATED! FRF is looking for solutions for the 18th team] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Prezentarea celor patru echipe care au promovat în Liga 1: ce vedete au, ce tineri merită urmăriți, ce ținte au" [Presentation of the four teams that promoted to Liga 1: what stars they have, what youngsters are worth watching, what targets they have] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Răduț a deschis scorul după o gafă mare a asistentului!" [Răduț opened the scoring after a big mistake by the assistant!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Nae Manea a făcut o criză de nervi! A aruncat cu targa spre arbitru" [Nae Manea had a nervous breakdown! He threw the stretcher at the referee] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Bistrițenii au retrogradat primii, dar vor să rămână în Liga I" [The Bistrița team was the first to be relegated, but they want to remain in Liga I] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Victorie fără gust. Concordia a învins la Bistrița, 3-1, în ultimul meci al sezonului de Liga 1" [Tasteless victory. Concordia won in Bistrița, 3-1, in the last match of the Liga 1 season] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Nae Manea, prezentat oficial la Corona: "Facem o echipă care să rămână în Liga I"" [Nae Manea, officially presented at Corona: "We are building a team that will remain in Liga I"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Manea este noul președinte al Rapidului după ce și-a reziliat contractul cu Corona!" [Manea is the new president of Rapid after terminating his contract with Corona!] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Manea și-a reziliat contractul cu Corona și urmează să fie instalat președinte la FC Rapid" [Manea has terminated his contract with Corona and is to be installed as president of FC Rapid] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Manea, trist la meciul 100: "Suntem cea mai oropsită nou-promovată"" [Manea, sad at the 100th match: "We are the most disgraced newly promoted team"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Fotbaliști care au încercat să dribleze și bancomatele" [Footballers who tried to dribble through ATMs] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Fiul lui Nae Manea, arestat in SUA?" [Nae Manea's son arrested in the USA?] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
    "Dezvăluiri antologice de la Gloria Bistrița: "Dormea în cada plină cu apă!" + unde s-a ascuns de frica lui "Burebista"" [Anthological revelations from Gloria Bistrița: "He slept in a bathtub full of water!" + where she hid from fear of "Burebista"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "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 19 May 2026.
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