Dumitru Stângaciu

Dan Dumitru Stângaciu (born 9 August 1964) is a Romanian former professional footballer who currently serves as a goalkeeping coach for Liga IV club Corona Brașov. He is best known for his spell with Steaua București in the 1980s and 1990s where he won the European Cup in 1986 and the European Super Cup in 1987.

He is widely regarded as one of the most successful players to have played in the Romanian First League. He ranks second in the all-time list of league championships won, alongside Giedrius Arlauskis, Ciprian Deac, Adrian Bumbescu, Mircea Lucescu and Tudorel Stoica, with 7 titles each. Marius Lăcătuș won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.

Career At the age of 18, Stângaciu signed for FCM Brașov, but after just two years, he was transferred to Steaua București, being the second goalkeeper option of the coach Emerich Jenei. As Helmut Duckadam retired from football in 1986, Stângaciu becomes the first option of the new coach, Anghel Iordănescu.

He spent the 1988–89 season on loan to FC Olt Scorniceşti, as Steaua preferred to sign Silviu Lung, but returned in Bucharest one year later.

In 1995, Stângaciu began a new chapter in his career by moving to Süper Lig, played for Vanspor and Kocaelispor.

Stângaciu was Romanian football champion in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, won the Cupa României in 1985, 1987 and 1992 and the Turkish Cup in 1997.

On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the winning of the 1985–86 European Cup with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II.

Career statistics

Honours FCM Braşov Divizia B: 1983–84

Steaua București Divizia A: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 Cupa României: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92 Supercupa României: 1994 European Cup: 1985–86 UEFA Super Cup: 1986 Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1986

Kocaelispor Turkish Cup: 1996–97