Valentin Stănescu

Valentin Stănescu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-11-20)20 November 1922
Place of birth	București, Romania
Date of death	4 April 1994(1994-04-04) (aged 71)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1941	Olimpia București
1941–1942	Malaxa Tohan
1942–1944	Sportul Studenţesc	16	(0)
1945–1946	Sparta București	10	(0)
1946–1947	Carmen București	12	(0)
1947–1952	CFR București	39	(0)
National team
1947	Romania	5	(0)
Teams managed
1953–1955	Locomotiva MCF
1955–1958	Dunărea Giurgiu
1958–1959	Unirea Focşani
1959–1963	Metalul Târgovişte
1963–1968	CFR București
1968–1971	Steagul Roşu Braşov
1971–1972	Steaua București
1973–1975	Romania
1976–1978	Petrolul Ploieşti
1979–1980	Universitatea Craiova
1980–1981	Romania
1981–1982	Dinamo București
1982–1984	Rapid București
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Valentin Stănescu (20 November 1922 – 4 April 1994) was a Romanian football manager who coached Bucharest city rivals Steaua, Rapid and Dinamo Bucharest.

Manager career[]

• 1959–1963: Metalul Târgovişte (promotion to first league)
• 1963–1968: CFR București (two Balkans Cup, one champion title)
• 1968–1971: Steagul Roşu Braşov (promotion to first league)
• 1976–1978: Petrolul Ploieşti (promotion to first league)
• 1979–1980: Universitatea Craiova (one champion title)
• 1980–1981: Romania national football team (one Balkan Cup, defeated England at Bucharest)
• 1981–1982: Dinamo București (one champion title, one Romanian Cup)
• 1982–1984: Rapid București (promotion to first league, ending the club's darkest era)

Other[]

• After retiring, he helped CS Târgovişte promote to first league
• The Giuleşti – Valentin Stănescu Stadium is named after him.

External links[]

• Valentin Stănescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
• Valentin Stănescu at National-Football-Teams.com