Vasile Valentin Năstase (born 4 October 1974) is a former

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n professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

In 2002, he was signed by

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, but owner of Venezia,

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transferred most of the team players to his new owned club

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. In 2004, Palermo exchanged Năstase to

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for

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. After a spell with Ascoli, Năstase returned to Romania in 2007, joining Dinamo Bucharest. However, he left the club after two months, having been made the scapegoat for the club's

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defeat against

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. In 2008, he joined the German

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club

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International stats

Honours

Player

;Gloria Bistrița *

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: 1993–94 ;Dinamo București *

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: 1999–2000 *

: 1999–2000, 2000–01 *

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runner-up:

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;Palermo *

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: 2003–04

Coach

;FC Argeș 1953 Pitești * Liga IV – Argeș County: 2015–16

References

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* * * * * 1974 births Living people Footballers from Argeș County Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football defenders ACF Gloria Bistrița players FC Argeș Pitești players FC Dinamo București players Genoa CFC players Palermo FC players Bologna FC 1909 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Eintracht Braunschweig players Serie A players Serie B players Liga I players 3. Liga players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Romania-footy-defender-1970s-stub