Vasile Mănăilă (born 22 November 1962 in Bordușani) is a Romanian football coach and a former player who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasile Mănăilă | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordușani, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Farul Constanța | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Farul Constanța[a] | 44 | (1) |
| 1984–1991 | Universitatea Craiova | 189 | (20) |
| 1991–1995 | Farul Constanța | 66 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | ARO Câmpulung | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 299 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Romania U21[2] | 13 | (0) |
| 1984–1990 | Romania B[2] | 5 | (0) |
| 1991 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1997 | ARO Câmpulung (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Farul Constanța (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editVasile Mănăilă was born on 22 November 1962 in Bordușani, Ialomița County, moving with his parents at age 7 to live in Constanța.[1][3] He started playing football as a child at Farul Constanța's youth center, his first coach being Iosif Bükössy, afterwards working more with Constantin Tâlvescu.[3] He made his Divizia A debut on 26 September 1981 under coach Emanoil Hașoti, playing for Farul Constanța in a 3–0 away loss in front of UTA Arad.[1][3] He played three seasons at Farul including one in Divizia B.[1][3]
In 1984 Mănăilă went to play for Universitatea Craiova, his first performance being the reaching of the 1985 Cupa României final where coach Florin Halagian used him all the minutes in the 2–1 loss in front Steaua București.[1][3][4] He spent seven seasons and a half there, the biggest achievement being the winning of The Double in the 1990–91 season under the guidance of coach Sorin Cârțu in which he contributed with 30 league appearances and two goals scored, also he played all the minutes in the 2–1 win over FC Bacău from the Cupa României final.[1][3][5][6] He also represented Craiova in 19 matches in European competitions, most notably helping the team pass the first round of the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup after a 3–0 win over AS Monaco after losing the first leg with 2–0, being eliminated in the following one by the eventual winners of the competition, Dynamo Kyiv.[1][7][8][9]
After his spell at Universitatea Craiova ended, he returned at Farul Constanța for three seasons and a half, having a total of 299 Divizia A appearances with 24 goals scored.[1][3] Mănăilă ended his playing career by spending two seasons as a player and an assistant coach at Divizia B team, ARO Câmpulung.[1][3] Afterwards he worked as a coach at junior level at Farul Constanța and Viitorul Constanța, also being an assistant coach of Ștefan Stoica at Farul's senior squad.[3][10][11]
International career
editVasile Mănăilă played a single match for Romania under coach Mircea Rădulescu on 28 August 1991 in a friendly against USA which ended with a 2–0 loss.[12][13]
Honours
editUniversitatea Craiova
Notes
edit- ^ The statistics for the 1983–84 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Vasile Mănăilă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Vasile Mănăilă profile". 11v11. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Anul 1981! Vasile Mănăilă și debutul său în Divizia A cu FC Constanța "Gata, copile, ți-ajunge, că ăsta te mănâncă!"" [The year 1981! Vasile Mănăilă and his debut in Division A with FC Constanța "Enough, child, enough, this one is eating you!"] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1984–1985". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1990–1991". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "După 39 de ani, Universitatea Craiova încearcă o altă remontada europeană de la 0-2. Cine a fost eroul din 1985 al oltenilor" [After 39 years, Universitatea Craiova is trying another European comeback from 0-2. Who was the 1985 hero of the Oltenians] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Francezii nu au uitat că Universitatea Craiova i-a făcut de rușine! France Football şi-a adus aminte de oltenii care o umileau pe AS Monaco! Video" [The French have not forgotten that Universitatea Craiova put them to shame! France Football remembered the Oltenians who humiliated AS Monaco! Video] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Vasile Mănăilă. Cup Winners Cup 1985/1986". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "FC Viitorul, de la 0-1 la 5-1 în Liga Campionilor Vasile Mănăilă - "Sunt născuţi să fie campioni"" [FC Viitorul, from 0-1 to 5-1 in the Champions League Vasile Mănăilă - "They are born to be champions"] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Vasile Manaila: "Pentru mine este o mare onoare sa lucrez la Farul"" [Vasile Manaila: "For me it is a great honor to work at the Farul"] (in Romanian). Sport365.ro. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Vasile Mănăilă profile". European Football. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Romania 0-2 United States". European Football. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links
edit- Vasile Mănăilă at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vasile Mănăilă at WorldFootball.net