Cicerone Manolache
Personal information
Full name Cicerone Manolache
Date of birth (1936-05-16)16 May 1936
Place of birth Păunești, Romania
Date of death 28 January 2024(2024-01-28) (aged 87)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1950–1957 FCM Reșița
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 FCM Reșița ? (9)
1959–1965 Știința Timișoara 94+ (69)
1965–1968 Farul Constanța 66 (10)
1968–1969 Politehnica Timișoara 20 (9)
1969–1970 CFR Timișoara 37 (12)
1970–1971 UM Timișoara 6 (0)
Total 223+ (109)
International career
1962–1963 Romania[a] 7 (3)
Managerial career
1971–1972 CFR Timișoara
1972–1974 CARA Brazzaville
1974–1976 Congo
1976–1977 UTA Arad
1977–1978 UM Timișoara
1978–1979 FCM Reșița
1980–1981 FCM Reșița
1982 Politehnica Timișoara
1983–1984 Libya
2006 AS Covaci
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cicerone Manolache (born 16 May 1936) was a Romanian footballer and manager who played as a forward and made four appearances for the Romania national team.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

International career

Manolache made his debut for Romania's Olympic team on 25 November 1962 in a 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying match against Spain, in which he scored Romania's second goal in a 3–1 win.[11][12] Including Olympics matches, he went on to make seven appearances, scoring three goals, before making his last appearance on 3 November 1963 in a 1964 Summer Olympics football qualification match against Denmark, which finished as a 2–3 loss.[1][13]

Career statistics

International

Romania[1]
Year Apps Goals
1962 2 1
1963 5 2
Total 7 3

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first.[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 November 1962 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania  Spain 2–0 3–1 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
2 23 June 1963 Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 2–1 3–2 1964 Summer Olympics football qualification
3 3–2

Honours

Managerial honours

CARA Brazzaville

Notes

  1. ^ Including 3 appearances and 2 goals for Romania's Olympic team.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cicerone Manolache". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Cicerone Manolache at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Cicerone Manolache at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Cici Manolache a facut istorie in fotbalul african" [Cici Manolache has made history in African football]. evz.ro (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ Biholari, Cornel (23 June 2016). "Jackie Ionescu și Cicerone Manolache, sărbătoriți de Fundația Politehnica la împlinirea unei vârste rotunde. "Nu avem două Poli, să risipim confuzia"" [Jackie Ionescu and Cicerone Manolache, celebrated by the Polytechnic Foundation at a rounded age. "We have two poles, to dispel confusion"]. Pressalert.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Cicerone Manolache, fost selecţioner al Libiei, ne-a dezvăluit cum s-a răzbunat Gaddafi pe teroriştii care au vrut să-l ucidă" [Cicerone Manolache, Libya's former selector, revealed how Gaddafi avenged the terrorists who wanted to kill him]. libertatea.ro (in Romanian). Libertatea. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Cicerone Manolache". Labtof.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ Daramus, Lucian (2 October 2018). "Istoria derby–urilor dintre Metalurgistul Cugir și FCM Reșița" [The history of the derby between Metalurgistul Cugir and FCM Reșița]. AbSport.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Cicerone Manolache". RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  10. ^ Axinescu, Ionuț (11 January 2018). "Românii care au antrenat echipe naționale din străinătate înainte de '90" [Romanians who trained national teams from abroad before the '90s]. theplaymaker.ro (in Romanian). The Playmaker. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Exclusiv: Interviu Cicerone Manolache, cuceritorul Africii" [Exclusive: Interview with Cicerone Manolache, conqueror of Africa]. sportm.ro (in Romanian). Sport Magazin. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  12. ^ Bocai, Marian (6 December 2014). "Poveştile savuroase ale fostului mare mijlocaş al Farului: Cicerone Manolache, turnat la Miliţie pentru "spionaj cu porumbei"" [Delicious stories of the lighthouse was the great midfielder: Cicerone Manolache cast to the police for "spy pigeons"]. ziuaconstanta.ro (in Romanian). ZIUA de Constanţa. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  13. ^ Bălulescu, Lavinia (12 May 2009). "Timişoara: Cicerone Manolache a stat aproape de "diavolii" africani" [Timișoara: Cicerone Manolache stood close to the African "devils"]. adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Adevărul. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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