Nicolae Manea (11 March 1954 – 15 December 2014) was a Romanian football player and manager.
He had a short stint with Steaua București in 1980 and ended his career playing for Gloria Bistrița in the late 80s.
[1][3][4] He scored both of Rapid's goals in the 2–1 victory against Universitatea Craiova in the 1975 Cupa României final.
[9][10] He coached Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Unirea Dej, Bihor Oradea, Rapid București (several times), Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, FC Brașov, Gloria Bistrița, Corona Brașov and the Romanian national under-21 football team.
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