Petre Mândru

Petre Mândru (born 13 September 1935), also known as Pierre Mindru, is a Romanian former football goalkeeper who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations' Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals.[2][4] He spent his entire professional career with Progresul Bucureşti, where he made over 200 league appearances.[3]

Petre Mândru
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-09-13) 13 September 1935
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1955 Știința București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1969 Progresul Bucureşti[lower-alpha 1] 208 (0)
National team
1960–1964 Romania[lower-alpha 2] 5 (0)
Teams managed
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After his playing days, Mândru became a coach and managed several Algerian and Moroccan clubs. He also managed clubs in Canada and the United States alongside his partner Eddie Firmani.[5]

His son Christian Mindru was also a goalkeeper who played for Montreal Impact in the early 1990s.[6]

Mândru ran a soccer school for children in Montreal, which lasted from 1984 to 2015.[7]

Honours

Player
Progresul Bucureşti

Manager
JS Kabylie

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1957 unofficial championship called Cupa Primăverii are not taken into consideration.[1]
  2. Including 3 appearances for Romania's Olympic team.[2][3]

References
  1. Petre Mândru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "Petre Mândru". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. Petre Mândru at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. "European Championship 1960 (Details)". rsssf.com. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. "Pierre Mindru avec l'Impact" (in French). rds.ca. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. "Christian Mîndru". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. "École de Soccer Pierre Mindru Inc". can1business.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  8. "Championnat d'Algerie". Carfootal.dz. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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