Dumitru Stângaciu
Romanian footballer and coach (born 1964)
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Dan Dumitru Stângaciu, (born 9 August 1964) is a Romanian former professional footballer who currently serves as a goalkeeping coach for UAE Pro League club Baniyas. 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]
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Stângaciu in 1992 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dan Dumitru Stângaciu | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Braşov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baniyas (GK coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Ajman (GK coach) | ||
| 2024 | Khor Fakkan (GK coach) | ||
| 2025– | Baniyas (GK coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is widely regarded as one of the most successful players to have played in the Romanian First League. He ranks second in the all-time list of league championships won, alongside Giedrius Arlauskis, Ciprian Deac, Adrian Bumbescu, Mircea Lucescu and Tudorel Stoica, with 7 titles each.[2] Marius Lăcătuș won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.
Career
At the age of 18, Stângaciu signed for FCM Brașov, but after just two years, he was transferred to Steaua București, being the second goalkeeper option of the coach Emerich Jenei. As Helmut Duckadam retired from football in 1986, Stângaciu becomes the first option of the new coach, Anghel Iordănescu.
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 began a new chapter in his career by moving to Turkish Premier Super Football League, played 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
- Divizia A: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Cupa României: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92
- Supercupa României: 1994
- European Cup: 1985–86
- UEFA Super Cup: 1986
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1986
Kocaelispor
Notes
^1 The 1983–1984 appearances and goals made for FCM Braşov are unavailable.