Petre Mândru

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

He played for two games for Romania under coach Augustin Botescu at the 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia, who advanced to the final tournament. He spent his entire professional career with Progresul București, where he made over 200 league appearances.

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 alongside his partner Eddie Firmani.

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

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

Honours

Player

Progresul București

Romanian Cup: 1959–60

Manager

JS Kabylie

Algerian League: 1973–74

Notes

References

External links

Local hero Decaire recalls his NASL days with the Montreal Manic

1935 births

Living people

Romanian men's footballers

Romania men's international footballers

Olympic footballers for Romania

Men's association football goalkeepers

FC Progresul București players

Liga I players

Liga II players

Romanian football managers

Romanian expatriate football managers

Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco

Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria

Expatriate football managers in Algeria

Expatriate football managers in Morocco

Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada

USISL coaches

JS Kabylie managers

Raja CA managers

COD Meknès managers

Hassania Agadir managers

Montreal Supra coaches

Footballers from Craiova

Botola managers