Ted Dumitru
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dumitru Teodorescu | ||
| Date of birth | September 2, 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | May 26, 2016 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964–1966 | 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 | ||
| 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; September 2, 1939 – May 26, 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, Sundowns and Orlando Pirates. His last job as manager was Bafana Bafana.
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.
Dumitru started playing football with local side Sportul Studenţesc in the late 1950s, but a serious knee injury forced him to hang up his boots, as a result he began studying to become a coach. After obtaining his coaching license, Dumitru became the youngest manager ever in Divizia A at age 25, when he joined Ştiinţa Craiova, currently known as Universitatea Craiova, in the middle of the 1964–65 season. He helped them avoid relegation in his first season and finished in eighth position on the following season. Dumitru also coached the Romania U23 Olympic team between 1967 and 1968.
In 1969 he went to Turkey where he managed Altay Izmir, Beşiktaş and then Mersin. In his first season in charge at Altay he guided the club to a top-three position in the Turkish Süper League.
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