Rareș Mandache

Rareș Andrei Mandache (born 2 October 1987) is a Romanian professional basketball coach and former player, who currently is the head coach for Steaua București of the Liga Națională.^[1]

Rareș Mandache

Personal information
Born	(1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 38) Arad, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2025
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Coaching career	2025–present
Career history
Playing
2005–2007	CSM Oradea
2007–2008	Winchendon Massachusetts
2008–2009	CSU Brașov
2009–2010	Otopeni
2010–2011	Steaua București
2011–2012	Keravnos
2012–2014	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2014–2015	U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2015–2018	CSM Oradea
2018–2021	Steaua București
2021-2024	Dinamo București
2024–2025	Steaua București
Coaching
2025–	Steaua București
Career highlights
2x Romanian League champion (2016, 2017) EuroBasket steals leader (2017)

International career

He represented Romania's national basketball team at the 2015 Eurobasket qualification.^[2] Mandache was also part of the roster of Romania at EuroBasket 2017.