Dumitru Manea (7 December 1948 â 31 May 2011) was a Romanian football left defender and manager. After he retired from playing football, he worked mainly at Sportul StudenÃÂesc BucureÃÂti's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Costin LazÃÂr, Gheorghe Bucur, IonuàMazilu, George Galamaz, Eduard StÃÂncioiu and Cristian Irimia. His daughter, Oana Manea was a handball player.
Dumitru Manea played three games at the international level for Romania, making his debut in a friendly which ended 1âÂÂ1 against Czechoslovakia played on the 23 August stadium from Bucharest. He also played in a 3âÂÂ2 victory against Bulgaria in 1976 at the Balkan Cup.
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Sportul StudenÃÂesc BucureÃÂti