Ted Dumitru

Ted Dumitru

Personal information
Full name	Dumitru Teodorescu
Date of birth	(1939-09-02)2 September 1939
Place of birth	Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death	26 May 2016(2016-05-26) (aged 76)
Place of death	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Managerial career
Years	Team
1966	Universitatea Craiova
1967–1968	Romania U-23
1969–1970	Altay Izmir
1970–1971	Beşiktaş
1971	Mersin İdmanyurdu
1971–1973	Texas Longhorns
1974–1975	Rochester Lancers
1976–1980	New York Apollo
1980–1982	Zambia
1983–1985	Swaziland
1985–1988	Kaizer Chiefs
1994–1995	Tractor Sazi
1997–1999	Mamelodi Sundowns
1999–2000	Orlando Pirates
2000	Manning Rangers
2000–2001	Namibia
2001–2002	Mamelodi Sundowns
2003–2005	Kaizer Chiefs
2005–2006	South Africa

Theodore "Ted" Dumitru (born Dumitru Teodorescu; 2 September 1939 – 26 May 2016) was a Romanian football manager who is best known for his time in South Africa. Dumitru was one of few coaches who have led South Africa's 'big three' clubs Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates.^[1]

Dumitru was brought to South Africa by the owner of Kaizer Chiefs, Kaizer Motaung, in 1985, Dumitru went on to become the most successful coach in South African professional football. The veteran coach had an illustrious career during which he amassed 18 trophies with Chiefs and Sundowns, including two back-to-back league championships with each side.