John Adrian Ene (1 January 1971 – 22 March 2023) was a Romanian football player and coach. As a goalkeeper, Ene played in the top-flight for FC Brașov and in the second tier for Dunărea Giurgiu.[1] After retirement, he worked as a goalkeeping coach or manager for teams such as Dunărea Giurgiu, Astra Ploiești or Academica Clinceni.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Adrian Ene | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Dragomirești-Vale, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 2023 (aged 52) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academica Clinceni (GK Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
| 1991–1996 | Brașov | 74 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Tractorul Brașov | ||
| 2003 | Lushnja | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 73 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dunărea Oinacu | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 155 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Dunărea Giurgiu (GK Coach) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dunărea Giurgiu | ||
| 2008–2010 | Dunărea Giurgiu (GK Coach) | ||
| 2010 | Astra Ploiești (GK Coach) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Astra II Giurgiu (GK Coach) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Inter Clinceni (GK Coach) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Academica Clinceni (GK Coach) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Academica Clinceni | ||
| 2017–2022 | Academica Clinceni (GK Coach) | ||
| 2021 | → Academica Clinceni (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | → Academica Clinceni (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editEne was goalkeeping coach at Liga IV side Academica Clinceni.[2]
Death
editEne died on 22 March 2023, aged 52, after suffering a heart attack.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2023 și decedații săi din fotbalul intern" [2023 and its deceased from domestic football] (in Romanian). 100sport.ro. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Fostul „stegar” John Ene, interimar la Clinceni. bzb.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Udrea, Dan; Alexandru, Sergiu; Nedelea, Vlad (22 March 2023). "Dispariție-șoc: John Ene, fost principal anul trecut în Liga 1, a murit la 52 de ani". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
External links
edit- John Ene at Soccerway
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