Ted Dumitru

Romanian football manager (1939-2016)

Theodore "Ted" Dumitru (born Dumitru Teodorescu; September 2, 1939 – May 26, 2016) was a Romanian football manager. He last worked as a technical director for Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premier Soccer League. He was the former coach of the South Africa national football team.[1] Dumitru was one of a few coaches to have guided the 'big three' in South Africa Kaizer Chiefs, Sundowns and Orlando Pirates.[2]

Ted Dumitru
Personal information
Full name Theodore Dumitru
Date of birth (1939-09-02)September 2, 1939
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death May 26, 2016(2016-05-26) (aged 76)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Teams managed
Years Team
1964–1966 Universitatea Craiova
1967–1968 Romania U-23
1969–1970 Altay Izmir
1970–1971 Beşiktaş
1971–1972 Mersin İdmanyurdu
1974–1975 Rochester Lancers
1976–1980 New York Apollo
1980–1982 Zambia
1983–1984 Swaziland
1985–1988 Kaizer Chiefs
1997–1999 Mamelodi Sundowns
1999–2000 Orlando Pirates
2000 Manning Rangers
2000–2001 Namibia
2001–2002 Mamelodi Sundowns
2003–2005 Kaizer Chiefs
2005–2006 South Africa

References

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  1. "Former South Africa Coach Ted Dumitru - Pitso Mosimane Was The Only One Worthy Of Bafana". Goal.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  2. "Namibia name new coach". BBC Sport. 2000-11-04. Retrieved 2008-10-21.