Gheorghe Poenaru

Gheorghe Poenaru
Personal information
Date of birth	1 November 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Poiana, Romania
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1980	Partizanul Bacău
1976–1977	→ Aripile Bacău (loan)
1980–1982	Borzești
1980–1992	Aripile Bacău
Managerial career
1990–1992	Aripile Bacău
1992–1999	Petrolul Moinești
1999	FCM Bacău (caretaker)
1999–2001	FCM Bacău
2001	Petrolul Moinești
2002	FCM Bacău
2002–2003	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2003	FC Onești
2003–2005	Laminorul Roman
2005–2006	CFR Pașcani
2007–2008	Jiul Petroșani
2008–2012	FCM Bacău
2012–2013	Petrotub Roman
2014–2016	SC Bacău (technical director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gheorghe Poenaru (born 1 November 1956) is a Romanian former footballer and manager. As a footballer, Poenaru played mainly as a midfielder for Divizia B and Divizia C teams such as Partizanul Bacău, Aripile Bacău or CSM Borzești, all clubs based in his home county, Bacău.

Poenaru retired in 1992, and started his managerial career in 1990, as a player-manager at Aripile Bacău. Subsequently, he was one of the most important managers in the history of Petrolul Moinești, team which he promoted at the level of the second tier and maintained it there for next years. As a result, in 1999 he was promoted as manager of Divizia A club, FCM Bacău, club at which he spent most of his career as a manager.^[1] In the top-flight Poenaru also managed Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Jiul Petroșani; in the second tier FC Onești and Laminorul Roman. Jiul was the only team outside Moldavia that had Poenaru under contract.^[2]

Between 2014 and 2016, Poenaru was the technical director of SC Bacău. After SC Bacău relegation from Liga II, Poenaru retired from the manager career, also having some health problems related to the heart.^[3]