Petre Mândru (born 13 September 1935), also known as Pierre Mindru, is a Romanian former football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1935-09-13) 13 September 1935 (age 86) | ||
| 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 București[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) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[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 alongside his partner Eddie Firmani.[7]
His son Christian Mindru was also a goalkeeper who played for Montreal Impact in the early 1990s.[8]
Mândru ran a soccer school for children in Montreal, which lasted from 1984 to 2015.[9]
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