Dumitru Manea

Dumitru Manea
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-12-07)7 December 1948
Place of birth Cernica, Romania
Date of death 31 May 2011(2011-05-31) (aged 62)
Position(s) Left defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1971 Steaua București 30 (4)
1971–1972 Metalul Târgoviște 29 (6)
1972–1979 Sportul Studențesc București 166 (1)
1979–1980 Mecanică Fină București
1980–1982 Sirena București
Total 225 (11)
International career
1970 Romania U23 1 (0)
1976 Romania 3 (0)
Managerial career
Romania U16
Romania U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dumitru Manea (7 December 1948 – 31 May 2011) was a Romanian football left defender and manager. After he retired from playing football, he worked mainly at Sportul Studențesc București's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Costin Lazăr, Gheorghe Bucur, Ionuț Mazilu, George Galamaz, Eduard Stăncioiu and Cristian Irimia. His daughter, Oana Manea was a handball player.