Ilie Poenaru (born 11 November 1976) is a Romanian professional

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and former football player who played as a

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. He is currently in charge of Romanian side

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Club career

Poenaru started his professional career at Steaua București, but he did not appear in an official game for the club. Poenaru made his

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debut on 19 February 2002, for Politehnica Timișoara, in a 1–3 defeat against Farul Constanța. In his career Ilie played mostly for Politehnica Timișoara and Argeș Pitești with short periods spent at Metalul Plopeni,

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and

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Managerial career

After retirement, Poenaru started his football manager career and coached teams such as: Inter Clinceni,

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or Dinamo București U-19. In January 2018, he was appointed as manager of

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club Academica Clinceni.Ilie Poenaru, noul antrenor al Academicii Clinceni, in studioul Sport Total FM: „Este un nou inceput!”
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Honours

Player

Fulgerul Bragadiru *

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: 2001–02 *

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: 1999–2000 Argeș Pitești *

: 2007–08

Coach

Voluntari *

: 2014–15

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* * 1976 births Living people Footballers from Bucharest Romanian footballers Association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players FC Steaua București players CSO Plopeni players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Gloria Buzău players FC Argeș Pitești players CS Concordia Chiajna players Romanian football managers Liga I managers Liga II managers FC Voluntari managers LPS HD Clinceni managers CS Gaz Metan Mediaș managers FC UTA Arad managers {{Romania-footy-bio-stub