Valentin Adrian Stan (born 12 September 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Metalul Buzău.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Adrian Stan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Buzău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metalul Buzău (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Metalul Buzău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Dunărea Galați | 31 | (0) |
| 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) |
| Total | 181 | (2) | |
| 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 | |||
Playing career
editStan 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]
Managerial career
editAs his professional playing career drew to a close with CF Brăila in 2012, Stan moved into coaching, while continuing to play at county level for Metalul Buzău. He initially worked as an assistant coach to Eugen Baștină at Dunărea Galați in Liga II.[6] He later took over as head coach after Baștină was dismissed in September 2012, following the opening rounds of the season. During this period, he was also involved in an on-field incident while playing for Metalul Buzău in a lower-league match, in which he was struck and required medical attention.[7][8] Stan resigned from Dunărea Galați in March 2013, alongside other members of the coaching staff, following an administrative breach involving an ineligible player during a league match.[9]
In 2013, he took charge of Metalul Buzău in Liga IV Buzău County. He later moved to FC Puiești in the summer of 2014 and joined Voința Buftea in Liga IV Ilfov County for the second half of the 2014–15 season.[10][11]
In July 2015, he returned to Metalul Buzău after being appointed head coach of the team. He led the side to a runners-up finish in the 2015–16 season and subsequently to the Liga IV Buzău County title, securing promotion to Liga III after winning the promotion play-off at the end of the 2016–17 season.[12][13]
In the following years, he remained in charge of Metalul Buzău and guided the team to consecutive Liga III titles in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, resulting in promotion to Liga II.[2]
He continued to manage Metalul Buzău in Liga II, leading the team to consecutive notable runs in the Cupa României in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons. On both occasions, the team eliminated top-flight Romanian teams and advanced beyond the group stage before being eliminated in the quarter-finals.[2][14][15]
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Valentin Adrian Stan". RomanianSoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Totul despre „călăul" Craiovei..." [All about the "hangman" of Craiova...] (in Romanian). sport.ro. 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Valentin Stan stats" (in Romanian). Sports.md. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Artmedia Petržalka 1–1 Zimbru Chișinău". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbru Chișinău 2–2 Artmedia Petržalka". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Baștină, detronat din scaunul de principal! Vali Stan i-a luat locul" [Baștină, dethroned from the main seat! Vali Stan took his place] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jucătorul Metalului Buzău, Vali Stan, făcut K.O. pe teren de un presupus polițist" [Metalul Buzău player Vali Stan knocked out on the field by an alleged policeman] (in Romanian). observatorulbuzoian.ro. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Antrenorul Dunării Galați făcut KO pe teren de către un polițist!" [Dunărea Galați's coach knocked out on the field by a policeman!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Trei demisii la Galați după gafa din meciul cu Delta!" [Three resignations in Galați after the blunder in the match with Delta!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "A dat Benga-n Metalul de față cu preotul" [Benga gave the Metalul in front of the priest] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Buftea in Finala Cupei României, faza pe Ilfov" [Buftea in the Romanian Cup Final, the stage on Ilfov] (in Romanian). expresuldebuftea.ro. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Se întorc la Metalul" [They return to Metalul] (in Romanian). opiniabuzau.ro. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Metalul Buzău, campioana județului! Sâmbătă, "buzoienii" au primit trofeul pentru Liga a IV-a" [Metalul Buzău, county champion! On Saturday, "buzoienii" received the trophy for Liga IV] (in Romanian). tvbuzau.ro. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ ""Pur și simplu n-ai ce să-ți mai dorești!"" ["You simply have nothing more to wish for!"] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Antrenorul Metalului Buzău a reproșat un detaliu, însă realitatea îl contrazice" [The Metalul Buzău coach criticized a detail, but reality contradicts him] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 5 March 2026. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.