Emerich Jenei or Imre Jenei (also known as Emeric Jenei or Ienei; 22 March 1937) is a Romanian former football player and coach.
He is considered one of Romania's best coaches, alongside Stefan Kovács, Mircea Lucescu, and Anghel Iordanescu.
On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Basescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II with one barret for his part in winning the 1986 European Cup Final.