Emerich Jenei

Emerich Jenei

Emerich Jenei pictured in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Emerich Alexandru Jenei
Date of birth	(1937-03-22)22 March 1937
Place of birth	Agrișu Mic, Romania
Date of death	5 November 2025(2025-11-05) (aged 88)
Place of death	Oradea, Romania
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1956	Flamura Roşie Arad	21	(2)
1957–1969	Steaua București	254	(7)
1969–1971	Kayserispor	30	(4)
Total		305	(14)
International career
1959–1964	Romania	12	(0)
Managerial career
1972–1973	Steaua București (assistant coach)
1975–1978	Steaua București
1978–1980	Bihor Oradea
1981–1982	CS Târgovişte
1983–1984	Steaua București
1984–1986	Steaua București
1986–1990	Romania
1991	Steaua București
1992–1993	Hungary
1993	Fehérvár Videoton
1993–1994	Steaua București
1995–1996	Panionios
1996	FC U Craiova
1998–2000	Steaua București
2000	Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emerich Jenei or Imre Jenei (also known as Emeric Jenei or Ienei; 22 March 1937 – 5 November 2025) was a Romanian football player and coach. He was known as one of Romania's best coaches. A player, he played for the national team twelve times from 1959 until 1964.

Jenei died on 5 November 2025, in hospital in Oradea, Romania, at the age of 88.