Valentin Stan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Adrian Stan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Buzău, Romania | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metalul Buzău (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metalul Buzău | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Dunărea Galați | 31 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Gloria Buzău | 16 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Cimentul Fieni | 14 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Dunărea Galați | ||
| 2004–2005 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 22 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Zimbru Chișinău | 44 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Argeș Pitești | 36 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gloria Buzău | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | CF Brăila | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Dunărea Galați (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dunărea Galați | ||
| 2013–2014 | Metalul Buzău | ||
| 2014 | FC Puiești | ||
| 2015 | Voința Buftea | ||
| 2015– | Metalul Buzău | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valentin Adrian Stan (born 12 September 1979) is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Metalul Buzău.[2]
Stan was born on 12 September 1979 in Buzău. He began playing football in the youth system of Metalul Buzău and started his senior career in 1997 with Dunărea Galați in Divizia B, the second tier of Romanian football. He later played for Gloria Buzău, Cimentul Fieni, and spent a further spell at Dunărea Galați.[1][2]
He then signed for Dacia Unirea Brăila before moving abroad to Moldovan club Zimbru Chișinău, where he spent three seasons in the Moldovan National Division.[3] With Zimbru, he won the Moldovan Cup in the 2006–07 season. He also featured in European competition during the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, including matches against Artmedia Petržalka, with Zimbru being eliminated on the away goals rule.[4][5][1]
Stan returned to Romania in 2008, joining Argeș Pitești, where he played in both Liga I and Liga II. He ended his playing career at CF Brăila in 2012.[1][2]