Petre Mândru (born 13 September 1935), also known as Pierre Mindru, is a

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n former

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. He played two games for

under head coach

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at the 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals where they were defeated by

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, who advanced to the

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. 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

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and the

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and was Eddie Firmani's assistant head coach at

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in the NASL. His son Christian Mindru was also a goalkeeper who played for the Montreal Impact in the 1990s. Mândru ran a soccer school in the

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area, which lasted from 1984 to 2015.

Honours

Player

;Progresul București *

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: 1959–60

Manager

;JS Kabylie * Algerian League: 1973–74

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Local hero Decaire recalls his NASL days with the Montreal Manic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandru, Petre 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 20th-century Romanian sportsmen