Emerich Jenei
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Jenei in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emerich Alexandru Jenei | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Agrișu Mic, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 2025 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Oradea, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947 | 7 Noiembrie Arad | ||
| 1950–1955 | Flamura Roșie Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955 | Flamura Roșie Arad | 10 | (1) |
| 1956 | Progresul CPCS București | ||
| 1956 | Flamura Roșie Arad | 11 | (1) |
| 1957–1969 | Steaua București | 259 | (7) |
| 1969–1971 | Kayserispor | 29 | (4) |
| Total | 309 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956 | Romania U19 | ||
| 1959–1964 | Romania Olympic | 6 | (0) |
| 1959–1964 | Romania | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Steaua București (juniors) | ||
| 1972–1975 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1978 | Steaua București | ||
| 1978–1979 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1980–1981 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 1981–1982 | CS Târgoviște | ||
| 1983–1984 | Steaua București | ||
| 1984–1986 | Steaua București | ||
| 1986–1990 | Romania | ||
| 1991 | Steaua București | ||
| 1992–1993 | Hungary | ||
| 1993–1994 | Steaua București | ||
| 1994 | Parmalat | ||
| 1995 | Panionios | ||
| 1996 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 1998–2000 | Steaua București | ||
| 2000 | Romania | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emerich Alexandru Jenei (Hungarian: Jenei Imre Sándor; 22 March 1937 – 5 November 2025) was a Romanian football manager, considered one of Romania's best alongside Ștefan Kovács, Mircea Lucescu, and Anghel Iordănescu. He won the European Cup with Romanian club Steaua București in 1986. Prior to his management career, he had a 21-year playing career for clubs in Romania and Turkey, and the Romanian national team.
In 2023, Jenei was placed 63rd in FourFourTwo magazine's ranking of the best football coaches of all time. He is the second most successful manager in Romania, tied with Dan Petrescu, winning the Romanian championship on six occasions, all with Steaua București. Nicolae Dumitru is ranked first, having won seven championships, all with Dinamo București.