Paul Manta

Paul Manta (2 June 1943 – 9 August 2005) was a Romanian football goalkeeper who played for Sportul Studențesc București, Progresul București and Universitatea Craiova.

Career Manta was born on 2 June 1943 in Bucharest, Romania. He began playing football in 1964 at Divizia B club Sportul Studențesc București. The team was relegated at the end of the 1968–69 season, but Manta stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back to the first league after one year. This outcome led poet Adrian Păunescu to nickname Craiova as "Campioana unei mari iubiri" (The Champion of a great love). That was also the last season of his career, making his last Divizia A appearance on 8 May 1974 in a 1–0 away loss to Dinamo București, totaling 69 matches in the competition.

Death Manta died on 9 August 2005 at age 62.

Honours Progresul București Diviza B: 1969–70 Universitatea Craiova Divizia A: 1973–74