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In November 2005, he was hired as [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]'s manager ahead of the 2006 edition of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], but he was shown the exit door soon after his team's dismissal performance at the tournament where they failed to score a goal.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ted Dumitru, SA coaching legend dies aged 76|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/629309/RIP-Ted-Dumitru-SA-coaching-legend-dies-aged-76 |publisher=African Football |access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> |
In November 2005, he was hired as [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]'s manager ahead of the 2006 edition of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], but he was shown the exit door soon after his team's dismissal performance at the tournament where they failed to score a goal.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ted Dumitru, SA coaching legend dies aged 76|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/629309/RIP-Ted-Dumitru-SA-coaching-legend-dies-aged-76 |publisher=African Football |access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> |
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In 2009, Dumitru got involved with the Mamelodi Sundowns Youth Academy. Dubbed "The Puk Tawana Project", it produced 26 players who went on to play professional football |
In 2009, Dumitru got involved with the Mamelodi Sundowns Youth Academy. Dubbed "The Puk Tawana Project", it produced 26 players who went on to play professional football that were on an accelerated development programme for 18 months. Breaking records for the number of graduates from academy to professional level. Among them included [[Keagan Dolly]], [[Buhle Mkhwanazi]], [[Samuel Julies]] and [[Jabulani Shongwe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m24arg02.naspers.com/argief/berigte/citypress/2014/07/23/22/SPORTdmSundownsYouth_31_0_396024397.html|title=Sundowns' generous gift to PSL clubs|date=23 July 2014|work=[[Media24]]|access-date=8 February 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> After leaving Mamelodi Sundowns in 2011, he joined the North West University Sports Institute from 2012 to 2013 briefly. Then in 2013 he played an instrumental role in the revival of the South African Football Coaches Association (SAFCA). He played a key role in setting up the structures, giving the organisation direction and leadership as well as rolling out workshops around the country. He was involved up until his day of passing 26 May 2016. |
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Over 150 players were developed at the Sport School of Excellence under his guidance and through his coaching solutions. Over 180 local coaches were developed through his programmes at the SA Soccer Academy. |
Over 150 players were developed at the Sport School of Excellence under his guidance and through his coaching solutions. Over 180 local coaches were developed through his programmes at the SA Soccer Academy. |