Dan Dumitru Stângaciu, (born 9 August 1964) is a retired Romanian

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goalkeeper and a current coach. He is best known for his spell with Steaua Bucharest in the 1980s and 1990s where he won the

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in 1986 and the

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in 1987. He is one of the most famous and successful players who has ever played in the

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. He is 2nd in an all time ranking, tied with

Giedrius Arlauskis Giedrius Arlauskis (born 1 December 1987) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian Liga I club CS Universitatea Craiova. He is one of the most famous and successful players who has ever played in the Liga I ...

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and

Tudorel Stoica Tudorel Stoica (born 7 September 1954, in Brăila, Brăila County, Romania) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is the most capped player in the history of Steaua București. He is one of the most famous an ...

, all with 7 championships won.

Marius Lăcătuș Marius Mihai Lăcătuș (; born 5 April 1964) is a Romanian football coach and former professional footballer. He is by far the most successful footballer ever to play for Steaua București and was part of their European Cup victory in 1986. L� ...

won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.

Career

Aged 18, Stângaciu signs for FC Brașov but after only two years is signed by Steaua București, being the second goalkeeper option of the coach

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. As

Helmuth Duckadam Helmut Robert Duckadam (; born 1 April 1959) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was dubbed "the Hero of Seville" due to his performance in the 1986 European Cup Final, won by his club Steaua București, where he s ...

retired from football in 1986, Stângaciu becomes the first option of the new coach,

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. He spent the season 1988–1989 on loan to

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, as Steaua preferred to sign

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, but returned in Bucharest one year later. In 1995, Stângaciu starts his adventure in the Turkish Premier Super Football League, playing for

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and

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

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. 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

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in 1997. He also won five caps for

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, being part of the squad who played at the

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. On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of

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for the winning of the

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with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II.

Honours

Club

;FCM Braşov * Romanian Second League: 1983–84 ;Steaua București *

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: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 *

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: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92 * Romanian Superup:

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: 1985–86 *

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

;Kocaelispor *

: 1996–97

Notes

The 1983–1984 appearances and goals made for FCM Braşov are unavailable.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stangaciu, Dumitru 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Brașov Romanian footballers Romania international footballers FC Brașov (1936) players FC Olt Scornicești players FC Steaua București players Kocaelispor footballers Vanspor footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Süper Lig players Liga I players Liga II players Association football goalkeepers