Valerică Marius Găman (born 25 February 1989) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a centre back.[1]
 Găman with Romania in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valerică Marius Găman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Băilești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | FC Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 90 | (3) |
| 2011 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 126 | (15) |
| 2016–2018 | Karabükspor | 27 | (0) |
| 2018 | FCSB | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Shabab | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 25 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Universitatea Craiova | 32 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Hermannstadt | 55 | (2) |
| Total | 393 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Romania | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025 | |||
Club career
editUniversitatea Craiova
editHe was the captain of Universitatea Craiova and a regular player for Romania U21. In February 2011 he was declared free agent, but in the meantime he signed a new contract with U Craiova, from 1 July 2011. So he played in the Spring of 2011 for Dinamo București, and returned to Craiova in July.
Astra Giurgiu
editFollowing the disaffiliation of Universitatea, Găman was again declared free agent and signed on 3 August 2011 a contract for five years with Astra Giurgiu.[2]
Personal life
editHe has two brothers, one of them is Robert Irinel who was also a footballer at Universitatea Craiova and the other one is George who is a football referee.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 4 May 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Universitatea Craiova | 2006–07 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 95 | 4 | |||||
| Dinamo București | 2010–11 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2011–12 | Liga I | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| Total | 126 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 17 | ||
| Karabükspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| FCSB | 2017–18 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2020–21 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2021–22 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[e] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Hermannstadt | 2023–24 | Liga I | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 59 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 393 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 444 | 28 | ||
- ↑ Includes Cupa României, Turkish Cup, King's Cup
- ↑ Includes Cupa Ligii
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance in Supercupa României
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of 4 September 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Găman goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2012 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania |  Andorra | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editClub
editDinamo București
- Cupa României runner-up: 2010–11
Astra Giurgiu
Universitatea Craiova
Hermannstadt
- Cupa României runner-up: 2024–25
References
edit- ↑ "Valerică Găman a semnat în Liga 1 » Unde a ajuns fostul fundaș de la FCSB și CSU Craiova".
- ↑ Marius Șumudică preia un lot cu noutăți Găman și Bărboianu Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Craiova: Walter, vânătorul Ştiinţei. Vezi povestea celor trei fraţi Găman" [Craiova: Walter, Ştiinţa's hunter. See the story of the three Gaman brothers] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ Valerică Găman at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
edit- Valerică Găman at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Valerică Găman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valerică Găman – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Valerică Găman at FBref.com