John Ene

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)
2021	→ Academica Clinceni (caretaker)
2022	→ Academica Clinceni (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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

Death

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