Dumitru Stângaciu

Romanian footballer and coach (born 1964)
Dumitru Stângaciu
Stângaciu in 1992
Personal information
Full name Dan Dumitru Stângaciu
Date of birth (1964-08-09) 9 August 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Braşov, Romania
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ajman (GK coach)
Youth career
0000–1982 OJT Predeal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 FCM Braşov1 5 (0)
1984–1995 Steaua București 191 (0)
1988–1989 → Olt Scorniceşti (loan) 16 (0)
1995–1996 Vanspor 23 (0)
1996–2000 Kocaelispor 94 (0)
Total 329 (0)
International career
1992–1998 Romania 5 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Poli AEK Timișoara (GK coach)
2005–2006 Wisła Kraków (GK coach)
2006–2009 Unirea Urziceni (GK coach)
2009–2012 Kuban Krasnodar (GK coach)
2012–2014 Dynamo Moscow (GK coach)
2014 Al-Arabi (GK coach)
2015 ASA Târgu Mureș (GK coach)
2015–2016 Jiangsu Suning (GK coach)
2016 Kuban Krasnodar (GK coach)
2016–2017 Al-Nasr (GK coach)
2018–2020 Al Hazem (GK coach)
2020–2023 Baniyas (GK coach)
2023– Ajman (GK coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dan Dumitru Stângaciu, (born 9 August 1964) is a former Romanian football goalkeeper and a current coach. He is best known for his spell with Steaua București in the 1980s and 1990s where he won the European Cup in 1986 and the European Super Cup in 1987.[1]

He is one of the most famous and successful players who has ever played in the Romanian First League. He is 2nd in an all time ranking, tied with Giedrius Arlauskis, Ciprian Deac, Adrian Bumbescu, Mircea Lucescu and Tudorel Stoica, all with 7 championships won.[2] Marius Lăcătuș won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.

Career

Aged 18, Stângaciu signs for FCM Brașov but after only two years is signed by Steaua București, being the second goalkeeper option of the coach Emerich Jenei. As Helmuth Duckadam retired from football in 1986, Stângaciu becomes the first option of the new coach, Anghel Iordănescu.[citation needed]

He spent the season 1988–1989 on loan to FC Olt Scorniceşti, as Steaua preferred to sign Silviu Lung, but returned in Bucharest one year later.[citation needed]

In 1995, Stângaciu starts his adventure in the Turkish Premier Super Football League, playing for Vanspor and Kocaelispor.[3]

Stângaciu was Romanian football champion in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, won the Romania Cup in 1985, 1987 and 1992 and the Turkish Cup in 1997.[1] He also won five caps for Romania, being part of the squad who played at the World Cup 1998.[4]

On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the winning of the UEFA Champions League with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II.[5][6]

International stats

Romania
Year Apps Goals
1992 1 0
1994 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Club

FCM Braşov

Steaua București

Kocaelispor

Notes

^1 The 1983–1984 appearances and goals made for FCM Braşov are unavailable.

References

  1. ^ a b Dumitru Stângaciu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Best of the best! Dan Petrescu, la un titlu de recordul absolut + doi jucători-simbol de la CFR Cluj, lângă Lăcătuș, Lucescu sau Tudorel Stoica" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ "DUMİTRU STINGACİU". TFF. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Dumitru Stângaciu". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

External links

  • Dumitru Stângaciu at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Dumitru Stângaciu at WorldFootball.net
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Romania squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
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