John Adrian Ene (1 January 1971 – 22 March 2023) was a Romanian

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player and coach. As a

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, Ene played in the top-flight for FC Brașov and in the second tier for

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. After retirement, he worked as a goalkeeping coach or manager for teams such as

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Academica Clinceni Club Sportiv LPS HD Clinceni, commonly known as Clinceni and formerly as ''Academica Clinceni'', is a Romanian Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Clinceni, Ilfov County, currently playing in the Liga IV - Ilfov Cou ...

Career

Ene was goalkeeping coach at

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Death

Ene died on 22 March 2023, aged 52, after suffering a heart attack.

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* 1971 births 2023 deaths Footballers from Ilfov County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Liga I players Liga II players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players FC Brașov (1936) players KS Lushnja players Romanian football managers Association football goalkeeping coaches LPS HD Clinceni managers {{Romania-footy-defender-1970s-stub