Dumitru Stângaciu

Dumitru Stângaciu

Personal information
Full name	Dan Dumitru Stângaciu
Date of birth	(1964-08-09) 9 August 1964
Place of birth	Braşov, Romania
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Dynamo Moscow (Assistant manager)
Youth career
	OJT Predeal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	FCM Braşov1	5	(0)
1984–1995	Steaua Bucureşti	191	(0)
1988–1989	→ Olt Scorniceşti (loan)	16	(0)
1995–1996	Vanspor	23	(0)
1996–2001	Kocaelispor2	94	(0)
Total		329	(0)
International career
1992–1998	Romania	5	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Kuban Krasnodar (Assistant manager)
2012–	Dynamo Moscow (Assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dan Dumitru Stângaciu, (born 9 August 1964 in Braşov), is a former football goalkeeper and coach, winner of the European Cup in 1986 and the European Supercup one year later. He is currently the assistant manager of Dan Petrescu at FC Dynamo Moscow.

Career

Aged 18, Stângaciu signs for FC Braşov but after only two years is signed by Steaua Bucureşti, 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.

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.

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

He retired in 2001 and since then was for a while the goalkeepers' coach at FCU Politehnica Timişoara.

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

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

Notes

^{^1} The 1983-1984 appearances and goals made for FCM Braşov are unavailable.
^{^2} The 2000-2001 appearances and goals made for Kocaelispor are unavailable.

External links

• Dumitru Stângaciu at National-Football-Teams.com