Vasile Stan

Playing career Stan was born on 11 February 1945 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football at the age of 15 under the guidance of coach Lăzărescu at fourth league side F.C.M.E. In 1966 he went to play for Dinamo Victoria București in Divizia B. Afterwards he returned to Argeș where in his first season coaches Ozon and Florin Halagian used him in 29 games from a total of 30, helping the club win its first title. Subsequently, he appeared in four games in the 1972–73 European Cup campaign, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, keeping clean sheets in both legs. In the following round they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid, but lost the second leg with 3–1 in which he conceded two goals from Santillana and one from Toni Grande. Stan also played in the first leg in the first round of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup, conceding five goals in the 5–1 loss to Fenerbahçe. In 1975 he went to play one season for Politehnica Iași where he worked with coach Ilie Oană, making his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1976 in a 3–1 home win over FC Constanța, totaling 204 games in which he conceded 227 goals.

Honours Argeș Pitești Divizia A: 1971–72 Muscelul Câmpulung Divizia C: 1976–77