Dumitru Stângaciu

Dumitru Stângaciu
	Stângaciu in 1992
Personal information
Full name	Dan Dumitru Stângaciu
Date of birth	9 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Braşov, Romania
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Khor Fakkan (GK coach)
Youth career
0000–1982	OJT Predeal
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1984	FCM Braşov1
1984–1995	Steaua București
1988–1989	→ Olt Scorniceşti (loan)
1995–1996	Vanspor
1996–2000	Kocaelispor
Total
International career
1992–1998	Romania
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)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dan Dumitru Stângaciu, (born 9 August 1964) is a Romanian former professional footballer who serves as a goalkeeping coach for UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan. 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.

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

Divizia B: 1983–84

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

Turkish Cup: 1996–97

Notes

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

References

^ ^a ^b Dumitru Stângaciu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ "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.
^ "DUMİTRU STINGACİU". TFF. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
^ "Dumitru Stângaciu". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "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

[RS-1] 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.

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