He graduated from the
I.E.F.S. Macovei is best known for his time as
Romania manager twice. He managed his country to 4th place in the
1999 World Championship and to 7th place in the
1990 World Championship and the
2000 Olympic Games respectively. After, in the 2010s, he managed
RK Pelister, leading them to a European final in the
2001–02 EHF Challenge Cup for the first time in the club's history. Joining
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, he won back-to-back league titles (1999 and 2000) and the silver medal in 2001. Previously at club level, Macovei become the manager of
Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje guiding them to the EHF Champions League quarter-finals. He also managed
Macedonia to 7th place in the
1997. After retirement Bogdan Macovei worked for the
Romanian Handball Federation. ==References==