Petre Mândru (born 13 September 1935), also known as Pierre Mindru, is a Romanian former football goalkeeper.

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

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)
  2. ^ a b "Petre Mândru". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Petre Mândru at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Romania 0-2 Czechoslovakia". European Football. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Czechoslovakia 3-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ "European Championship 1960 (Details)". RSSSF. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Pierre Mindru avec l'Impact L'ancien entraineur-chef du FC Supra de Montréal". Réseau des sports (in French). 17 September 1999. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Christian Mîndru". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. ^ "École de Soccer Pierre Mindru Inc". can1business.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Championnat d'Algerie". Carfootal.dz. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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