Petre Mândru
Romanian footballer
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Petre Mândru (born 13 September 1935), also known as Pierre Mindru, is a Romanian former football goalkeeper.
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Mândru with Progresul București | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1955 | Știința București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1969 | Progresul București[a] | 208 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1964 | Romania[b] | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1973 | RC Kouba | ||
| 1973–1974 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 1975–1976 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1976–1977 | CODM Meknès | ||
| 1978–1980 | Québec XI | ||
| 1981–1983 | Montreal Manic (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1986 | Montreal Elio Blues | ||
| 1986–1989 | Hassania Agadir | ||
| 1989–1990 | Montreal Supra | ||
| 1990–1991 | Hassania Agadir | ||
| 1991–1992 | Montreal Supra | ||
| 1993 | Montreal Impact (assistant) | ||
| 1995 | New Hampshire Ramblers | ||
| 1999–2000 | Montreal Impact (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played two games for Romania under head coach Augustin Botescu at the 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia, who advanced to the final tournament.[2][4][5][6] He spent his entire professional career with Progresul București, where he made over 200 league appearances.[3]
After his playing days ended, Mândru became a coach and managed several Algerian and Moroccan clubs. He also managed clubs in Canada and the United States and was Eddie Firmani's assistant head coach at Montreal Manic in the NASL.[7]
His son Christian Mindru was also a goalkeeper who played for the Montreal Impact in the 1990s.[8]
Mândru ran a soccer school in the Montreal area, which lasted from 1984 to 2015.[9]
Honours
Player
- Progresul București
Manager
- JS Kabylie
