Nicolae Manea
Nicolae Manea was a Romanian football player and manager.
Life and career
Manea was born in Bucharest. He joined FC [Rapid București|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 FC [Steaua București|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 [national football team|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 |Bihor Oradea], Rapid București, 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 BucureștiGloria Bistrița
Rapid București