Vasile Mănăilă is a retired Romanian football player who played as a defender.

Club career

Playing as a youth for Farul Constanţa and making his professional debut as a 17-years old teenager at UTA Arad, Vasile returned to the Constanţa

Constanta

Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....

-based team in 1981, playing until the club's relegation to Divizia B.

In 1983 he moved to FC Universitatea Craiova

FC Universitatea Craiova

Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...

, where he played eight seasons and won a Divizia A title and a Romanian Cup

Romanian Cup

The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...

. He ended his career playing for Farul Constanţa, where he also began his coaching career as a youth coach.

International career

Vasile Mănăilă played in a single match for Romania national football team

Romania national football team

The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...

, a friendly against USA

United States men's national soccer team

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Achievements

• Divizia A (once) : 1990-91
• Romanian Cup
  Romanian Cup
  The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
  
   (once) : 1991
  1991 Cupa României Final
  The 1991 Cupa României Final was the 53rd final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 26 June 1991 and was contested between Divizia A winner Universitatea Craiova and FC Bacău. The cup was won by Universitatea Craiova.-Match...
  
  

External links

• Interview with Vasile Mănăilă at sport365.ro