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.

John Ene
Personal information
Full name John Adrian Ene
Date of birth (1971-01-01)1 January 1971
Place of birth Dragomirești-Vale, Romania
Date of death 22 March 2023(2023-03-22) (aged 52)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Academica Clinceni (GK Coach)
Youth career
0000–1989 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)
2021Academica Clinceni (caretaker)
2022Academica Clinceni (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Ene was goalkeeping coach at Liga IV side Academica Clinceni.[2]

Death

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Ene died on 22 March 2023, aged 52, after suffering a heart attack.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Fostul „stegar” John Ene, interimar la Clinceni. bzb.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ 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.
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