Bogdan Stelea
![]() Stelea in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1986 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1991 | Dinamo București | 98 | (0) |
1987 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Mallorca | 52 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Standard Liège | 3 | (0) |
1994 | Rapid București | 13 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Samsunspor | 31 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Steaua București | 47 | (0) |
1997–2004 | Salamanca | 183 | (0) |
2002 | → Rapid București (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Dinamo București | 13 | (0) |
2005 | Akratitos | 14 | (0) |
2006 | Oțelul Galați | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Unirea Urziceni | 37 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Brașov | 23 | (0) |
Total | 524 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1988–2005 | Romania | 91 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2011 | Romania (assistant) | ||
2012 | Astra Ploiești | ||
2013–2014 | Romania U21 | ||
2014 | Viitorul Constanța | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea (Romanian pronunciation: [boɡˈdan ˈstele̯a]; born 5 December 1967) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach.
Having played professionally into his 40s, he played for all three major Liga I clubs in his country's capital, and also spent a vast part of his career in Spain, mainly with Salamanca.
Stelea played nearly 100 times for Romania, and represented the nation in three World Cups and two European Championships.
Playing career
Club
Born in Bucharest, Stelea started playing football at hometown's FC Dinamo București, being the club's undisputed starter by 1988. In 1991–92 he still appeared in 11 Liga I games as the capital side won the national championship, but signed late in 1991 with RCD Mallorca for $650.000. After two La Liga seasons in Spain, with relegation in his first as last, he joined Belgium's Standard Liège but, unsettled, quickly returned home with FC Rapid București.
After one season in Turkey with Samsunspor, Stelea returned again to his country and joined FC Steaua București, the defending champions. In his two-year spell the club renewed its domestic supremacy and participated in the UEFA Champions League, with the player contributing significantly; during this period he also had a successful trial with Sunderland, but could not negotiate a deal.[1]
In 1997, Stelea was transferred to UD Salamanca, where he lived his most steady period, remaining with the team seven years, only punctuated by a small loan spell with Rapid. He appeared in 191 overall games for the former during his tenure whilst competing mainly in the second division, but spent his first two seasons in the top flight.
After a second spell with Dinamo, Stelea started 2005–06 with Greek side Akratitos FC. Unsettled again, he returned to Romania with FC Oțelul Galați, but did not feature in any matches because of a serious injury. The following campaign he moved to FC Unirea Urziceni at the recommendation of new coach and former national teammate Dan Petrescu, where he eventually became first-choice; in 2007–08, at the age of 40, he was still one of the best goalkeepers in the country.
Stelea finally ended his long career at the end of the 2008–09 season, helping modest FC Brașov to a comfortable ninth place in the top division.
International
Stelea made his debut for the Romania national team in 1988 against Israel, and represented his country at the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1996 and Euro 2000, totalling 12 matches in final stages. He earned 91 caps for his country, the last against Slovakia in 2005.[2]
Four years later, Stelea rejoined the national side as assistant coach and, in 2013, was named manager of the under-21s.
Managerial career
In 2012, Stelea became head coach of FC Astra Ploiești.[3] On 10 August of that year, however, after a home draw against CS Turnu Severin, he was sacked from his post.[4]
In June 2014, Stelea accepted an offer from former national teammate Gheorghe Hagi to coach his club FC Viitorul Constanța.[5] After eleven games in charge in which the team collected 13 points, he resigned.
Personal life
His son, Bogdan Ionuț Stelea was also a footballer, he played as a defender and spent his career in the lower leagues of Romania playing for teams like FC Snagov or Chindia Târgoviște.[6][7]
Statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
1986/87 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1987/88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
1988/89 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
1989/90 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
1990/91 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
1991/92 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
1991/92 | Mallorca | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1992/93 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1993/94 | Standard Liège | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
1994/95 | Rapid București | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1994/95 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
1995/96 | Steaua București | Liga I | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
1996/97 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
1997/98 | Salamanca | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1998/99 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
1999/00 | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
2000/01 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2001/02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
2001/02 | Rapid București | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
2002/03 | Salamanca | Segunda División | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2003/04 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
2004/05 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2005/06 | Akratitos | Superleague Greece | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
2005/06 | Oțelul Galați | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2006/07 | Unirea Urziceni | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2007/08 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2008/09 | Brașov | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Country | Romania | 251 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||||||
Spain | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Turkey | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Greece | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 533 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
International
Romania | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1988 | 1 | 0 |
1989 | 1 | 0 |
1990 | 4 | 0 |
1991 | 1 | 0 |
1992 | 6 | 0 |
1993 | 1 | 0 |
1994 | 11 | 0 |
1995 | 6 | 0 |
1996 | 6 | 0 |
1997 | 7 | 0 |
1998 | 12 | 0 |
1999 | 7 | 0 |
2000 | 9 | 0 |
2001 | 8 | 0 |
2002 | 4 | 0 |
2003 | 2 | 0 |
2004 | 4 | 0 |
2005 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 91 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Dinamo București
- Steaua București
- Rapid București
References
- ^ "Reid is keen on Stelea". Sunderland Echo. 15 July 1996. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Mister" Stelea şi-a ales secundul la Astra din două încercări; Gazeta Sporturilor, 6 June 2012 (in Romanian)
- ^ "INCREDIBIL! CIRC în Liga I! Stelea, demis în direct la TV: "Mulţescu e noul antrenor!"" [INCREDIBLE! CIRCUS in Liga I! Stelea fired live on TV: "Mulţescu is new manager"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Bogdan Stelea – antrenor principal" [Bogdan Stelea – head coach] (in Romanian). Academia Hagi. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Bogdan Stelea jr, pe urmele tatălui" [Bogdan Stelea jr, following the footsteps of his father] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Bogdan Ionuț Stelea profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Bogdan Stelea". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Bogdan Stelea". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
External links
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- Bogdan Stelea at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)
- Bogdan Stelea at BDFutbol
- Bogdan Stelea at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bogdan Stelea at Soccerway
- Bogdan Stelea – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bucharest
- Romanian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Liga I players
- FC Dinamo București players
- FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players
- FC Rapid București players
- FC Steaua București players
- ASC Oțelul Galați players
- FC Unirea Urziceni players
- FC Brașov (1936) players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- RCD Mallorca players
- UD Salamanca players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Standard Liège players
- Süper Lig players
- Samsunspor footballers
- Super League Greece players
- A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players
- Romania international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Romanian football managers
- FC Astra Giurgiu managers
- FC Viitorul Constanţa managers