Bogdan Stancu
Encyclopedia
Bogdan Sorin Stancu is a Romanian
footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Orduspor
on loan from Galatasaray
. His nickname is Motanul / Tomcat.
.
During 2001, at the age of 14, Stancu was at the youth academy
of FC Argeş when his father died due to heart failure. He was deeply affected by the loss and quit football for a few months.
In 2005, he was brought to the first team by Sorin Cârţu
. After a short period he was sent to Dacia Mioveni
in Divizia B, where he had a contract of only 1000 and a clause by which he earned 1 dollar for every single minute played for Mioveni. His team won a few games with Stancu as their only goalscorer. After a season where he scored 3 goals in 12 matches, he returned to FC Argeş and made his debut in Divizia A at the age of 19 against former champions Steaua Bucureşti, game which ended as a goalless draw.
In the summer of 2006, Sorin Cârţu resigned from the club and former Italian star Giuseppe Giannini
was appointed as the new manager of FC Argeş. After two weeks of training he decided that Bogdan Stancu and another player, Robert Neagoe, should be released. He ended up making only 7 appearances for FC Argeş that season. Stancu was sent once again to Dacia Mioveni during the pre-season but after few days, Gigi Neţoiu managed to "steal" him from Mioveni and brought him to Unirea Urziceni.
On 30 June 2008 Stancu played his first match in Steaua's shirt in a friendly against Maribor
, scoring the first goal.
He scored his second goal On 26 July against Roma in a friendly game, Steaua won 3–1.
On 23 August 2008 Stancu scored his first double for Steaua against Gloria Bistriţa in Liga I
. In his first 5 Liga I matches for Steaua he scored 4 goals.
He managed to score 4 goals in several winter break friendly matches. After the winter break he would score again in the first match against Vaslui.
On 14 March 2009 he scored in the 6th minute of the match against Poli Iaşi, leading Steaua to its victory. At his first season at Steaua was topscorer with 11 goals, along with Greek Pantelis Kapetanos
.
in the second qualifying round of Europa League, on 16 July 2009, making the score 2–0 for Steaua Bucureşti.
He scored the third and final goal against Motherwell
after being served perfectly by Rafał Grzelak. On 6 August 2009 he scored two more goals against the same Motherwell
and help his team qualify in the Europa League playoffs. He currently is Steaua's goalscorer in European competitions, having scored 4 goals in 4 Europa League matches. After his great performances in Europa League he was rewarded by Răzvan Lucescu
with a call-up in the Romanian national team against Hungary
. However, during a league match he got injured and Lucescu dropped him from the team.
Two weeks later he scored another two goals against St Patrick's Athletic
. In 9 European matches he scored 6 goals. He was sent off on round 4 against Oţelul Galaţi in the 75th minute after receiving a second yellow card. At end of season he was top scorer of team in Europa League with 6 goals.
On 25 July 2010, Stancu netted the second goal in his first start of the season in a 1–2 away win against Universitatea Cluj. In the 2nd round he scored the equalizer in the 66th minute against U Craiova, after Valentin Iliev
opened the score, 12 minutes later his teammate Romeo Surdu
, scored the second goal helping the team to a 2–1 home win. In the 4th round he scored twice against Victoria
, first goal in 24th minute and the victory goal in the 67th minute, Steaua winning home with 2–1. In his first European match of the season he scored the only goal in a 1–0 match against Grasshopper. In the 5th round he scored against FC Vaslui
, he scored 2nd goal of the match in 46th minute, Steaua winning with 3–0. On round 10 scored two goals against Sportul Studenţesc in a 4–2 victory. On next two rounds scored three goals, one against Dinamo Bucureşti and two against Pandurii Târgu Jiu in a 2–0 victory. In matchday 4 at Europa League, Stancu scored two goals against Utrecht in a 3–1 victory, both goals came in the 52nd and 53rd minute. On round 17, Stancu scored twice against CFR Cluj
. The next match day Stancu scored again in a 3–0 win against Universitatea Cluj
. He finished the first half of the season with 13 goals in 18 appearances, making him the goalscorer in the league.
club Galatasaray
for €5 million. He scored on his first Turkish Cup match for Galatasaray
, in the 2–3 loss against Gaziantepspor
in the first leg of the 2010–11 Turkish Cup
quarterfinals which he had scored the second goal with a long shot. Stancu then scored in his second regular match in the Turkish League too, in the 4–2 win against Eskişehirspor
.
on a one-year loan deal worth €350,000. Fatih Terim
decided to start the 2011–12 season with the newly-arrived striker Johan Elmander
and Milan Baroš
. He had a great start with Orduspor
, scoring 4 goals in his first 7 games.
against Albania
, coming on in the 64th minute to replace Daniel Niculae, and scored 16 minutes later.
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 October 2011
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
on loan from Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
. His nickname is Motanul / Tomcat.
Early years
He was discovered at a trial by coach Mihai Ianovschi in 1998, who took him to the junior team of FC Argeş PiteştiFC Arges Pitesti
FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up...
.
During 2001, at the age of 14, Stancu was at the youth academy
Youth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
of FC Argeş when his father died due to heart failure. He was deeply affected by the loss and quit football for a few months.
In 2005, he was brought to the first team by Sorin Cârţu
Sorin Cârtu
Sorin Cârţu is a former football striker and current manager. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager Steaua Bucureşti in May 2011. Cârţu won 2 Romanian Championships and 4 Romanian Cups with Universitatea Craiova...
. After a short period he was sent to Dacia Mioveni
Dacia Mioveni
Clubul Sportiv Mioveni is a Romanian football team from Mioveni, Argeş County, founded in 2000, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:The club was founded in 2000 under the name AS Mioveni...
in Divizia B, where he had a contract of only 1000 and a clause by which he earned 1 dollar for every single minute played for Mioveni. His team won a few games with Stancu as their only goalscorer. After a season where he scored 3 goals in 12 matches, he returned to FC Argeş and made his debut in Divizia A at the age of 19 against former champions Steaua Bucureşti, game which ended as a goalless draw.
In the summer of 2006, Sorin Cârţu resigned from the club and former Italian star Giuseppe Giannini
Giuseppe Giannini
Giuseppe Giannini is a former Italian international footballer, who currently serves as head coach of Serie B side Grosseto. He spent the majority of his 16-year playing career with A.S...
was appointed as the new manager of FC Argeş. After two weeks of training he decided that Bogdan Stancu and another player, Robert Neagoe, should be released. He ended up making only 7 appearances for FC Argeş that season. Stancu was sent once again to Dacia Mioveni during the pre-season but after few days, Gigi Neţoiu managed to "steal" him from Mioveni and brought him to Unirea Urziceni.
2008–09 season
He signed with Steaua Bucureşti on 10 May 2008.On 30 June 2008 Stancu played his first match in Steaua's shirt in a friendly against Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
, scoring the first goal.
He scored his second goal On 26 July against Roma in a friendly game, Steaua won 3–1.
On 23 August 2008 Stancu scored his first double for Steaua against Gloria Bistriţa in Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
. In his first 5 Liga I matches for Steaua he scored 4 goals.
He managed to score 4 goals in several winter break friendly matches. After the winter break he would score again in the first match against Vaslui.
On 14 March 2009 he scored in the 6th minute of the match against Poli Iaşi, leading Steaua to its victory. At his first season at Steaua was topscorer with 11 goals, along with Greek Pantelis Kapetanos
Pantelis Kapetanos
Pantelis Kapetanos is a Greek football player playing as a striker at CFR Cluj. He is the elder brother of Kostas Kapetanos.-Club career:...
.
2009–10 season
He started the new season scoring the 2nd goal for his team against ÚjpestÚjpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
in the second qualifying round of Europa League, on 16 July 2009, making the score 2–0 for Steaua Bucureşti.
He scored the third and final goal against Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
after being served perfectly by Rafał Grzelak. On 6 August 2009 he scored two more goals against the same Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
and help his team qualify in the Europa League playoffs. He currently is Steaua's goalscorer in European competitions, having scored 4 goals in 4 Europa League matches. After his great performances in Europa League he was rewarded by Răzvan Lucescu
Razvan Lucescu
Răzvan Lucescu is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and currently the manager of Rapid Bucharest. He is the son of football player and manager Mircea Lucescu.-1987–2003:...
with a call-up in the Romanian national team against Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
. However, during a league match he got injured and Lucescu dropped him from the team.
Two weeks later he scored another two goals against St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
. In 9 European matches he scored 6 goals. He was sent off on round 4 against Oţelul Galaţi in the 75th minute after receiving a second yellow card. At end of season he was top scorer of team in Europa League with 6 goals.
2010–11 season
In pre-season, he was top scorer with 5 goals in 6 friendly matches.On 25 July 2010, Stancu netted the second goal in his first start of the season in a 1–2 away win against Universitatea Cluj. In the 2nd round he scored the equalizer in the 66th minute against U Craiova, after Valentin Iliev
Valentin Iliev
Valentin Iliev is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for the Romanian team Steaua Bucureşti in Liga I.-Background:Iliev's father, Iliya Valov, was goalkeeper for CSKA and Bulgaria's national team...
opened the score, 12 minutes later his teammate Romeo Surdu
Romeo Surdu
Romeo Constantin Surdu is a Romanian footballer currently under contract with FC Rapid Bucureşti.-Club career:Surdu began his football career at FC Braşov, where he became a very good player...
, scored the second goal helping the team to a 2–1 home win. In the 4th round he scored twice against Victoria
FC Victoria Branesti
Victoria Brăneşti is a Romanian professional football club from Brăneşti, Ilfov County, Romania, playing in Liga II.-History:The football team was founded in 1968 by football-loving people from the Brăneşti commune and played its entire history in the lower leagues of the Romanian football...
, first goal in 24th minute and the victory goal in the 67th minute, Steaua winning home with 2–1. In his first European match of the season he scored the only goal in a 1–0 match against Grasshopper. In the 5th round he scored against FC Vaslui
FC Vaslui
FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
, he scored 2nd goal of the match in 46th minute, Steaua winning with 3–0. On round 10 scored two goals against Sportul Studenţesc in a 4–2 victory. On next two rounds scored three goals, one against Dinamo Bucureşti and two against Pandurii Târgu Jiu in a 2–0 victory. In matchday 4 at Europa League, Stancu scored two goals against Utrecht in a 3–1 victory, both goals came in the 52nd and 53rd minute. On round 17, Stancu scored twice against CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
. The next match day Stancu scored again in a 3–0 win against Universitatea Cluj
FC Universitatea Cluj
Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from Cluj-Napoca, founded in 1919 by Iuliu Hațieganu. The team plays in the country's top-flight league, Liga I...
. He finished the first half of the season with 13 goals in 18 appearances, making him the goalscorer in the league.
Galatasaray
On 21 January 2011, Bogdan Stancu was sold to TurkishTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
club Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
for €5 million. He scored on his first Turkish Cup match for Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
, in the 2–3 loss against Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
in the first leg of the 2010–11 Turkish Cup
2010–11 Turkish Cup
The 2010–11 Turkish Cup was the 49th season of the Turkish Cup. Beşiktaş defeated İstanbul B.B. in the final. The winner also secured a berth in the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and qualified for the 2011 Turkish Super Cup. The defending champions were Trabzonspor who were...
quarterfinals which he had scored the second goal with a long shot. Stancu then scored in his second regular match in the Turkish League too, in the 4–2 win against Eskişehirspor
Eskisehirspor
Eskişehirspor is a football club in Eskişehir, Turkey. Also known as Kırmızı Şimşekler or The Star of Anatolia. The club was founded in 1965 and started a football revolution in Anatolia. Eskişehirspor started a long term stay in the first league in Turkey when they were founded. This term lasted...
.
Loan to Orduspor
On 23 August 2011, Stancu was loaned to OrdusporOrduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
on a one-year loan deal worth €350,000. Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey....
decided to start the 2011–12 season with the newly-arrived striker Johan Elmander
Johan Elmander
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Sweden national football team. He joined in a free transfer after his contract with English club Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League expired...
and Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Czech national football team.In the 2008–09 season, Baroš scored 20 goals in Turkish Süper Lig, the highest total in the league...
. He had a great start with Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
, scoring 4 goals in his first 7 games.
International career
On 3 September 2010, he scored his first goal for RomaniaRomania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
against Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
, coming on in the 64th minute to replace Daniel Niculae, and scored 16 minutes later.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2010 | Ceahlăul Stadium, Piatra Neamţ Piatra Neamt Piatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania... , Romania |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group D This page shows the standings and results for Group D of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :Group D fixtures were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Luxembourg on 19 February 2010.... |
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Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Argeş FC Arges Pitesti FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up... |
2005–06 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dacia Mioveni | 2005–06 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Unirea Urziceni | 2006–07 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| Total | 49 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11 | |
| Steaua | 2008–09 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Liga I The 2009–10 Liga I season was the ninety-second since its establishment. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.- Teams :Farul Constanţa, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in 16th through 18th place... |
25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Liga I The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011... |
18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | |
| Total | 72 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 41 | |
| Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
2010–11 2010–11 Süper Lig The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011... |
14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Orduspor Orduspor Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:... |
2011–12 2011–12 Süper Lig The 2011–12 Süper Lig is the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe are defending champions... |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| Career total | 156 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 62 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 October 2011
External links
- Official FCSB profile
- Bogdan Stancu at soccerway.com
- Bogdan Stancu's career at romaniansoccer.ro
- Profile UEFA.com