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

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who serves as a goalkeeping coach for

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club

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. He is best known for his spell with Steaua București 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 Romanian First League. He is 2nd in an all time ranking, tied with

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, Ciprian Deac, Adrian Bumbescu,

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, all with 7 championships won.

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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

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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 FC Olt Scorniceşti, as Steaua preferred to sign Silviu Lung, but returned in Bucharest one year later. In 1995, Stângaciu starts his adventure in the Turkish Premier Super Football League, playing for Vanspor and

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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.

International stats

Honours

Club

FCM Braşov *

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: 1983–84 Steaua București *

Divizia A Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

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

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: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

: 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 en ...

* Intercontinental Cup runner-up:

Kocaelispor *

: 1996–97

Notes

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stangaciu, Dumitru 1964 births Living people Footballers from Brașov Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers FC Brașov (1936) players FC Olt Scornicești players FCSB players Kocaelispor footballers Vanspor footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Süper Lig players Liga I players Liga II players Men's association football goalkeepers Wisła Kraków non-playing staff Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China 20th-century Romanian sportsmen