Gheorghe Poenaru (born 1 November 1956) is a Romanian former footballer and manager. As a footballer, Poenaru played mainly as a midfielder for Divizia B and Divizia C teams such as Partizanul BacÃÂu, Aripile BacÃÂu or CSM BorzeÃÂti, all clubs based in his home county, BacÃÂu.
Poenaru retired in 1992, and started his managerial career in 1990, as a player-manager at Aripile BacÃÂu. Subsequently, he was one of the most important managers in the history of Petrolul MoineÃÂti, team which he promoted at the level of the second tier and maintained it there for next years. As a result, in 1999 he was promoted as manager of Divizia A club, FCM BacÃÂu, club at which he spent most of his career as a manager. In the top-flight Poenaru also managed CeahlÃÂul Piatra NeamÃÂ and Jiul PetroÃÂani; in the second tier FC OneÃÂti and Laminorul Roman. Jiul was the only team outside Moldavia that had Poenaru under contract.
Between 2014 and 2016, Poenaru was the technical director of SC BacÃÂu. After SC BacÃÂu relegation from Liga II, Poenaru retired from the manager career, also having some health problems related to the heart.