Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Dăești, commonly known as Viitorul Dăești, is a
Romania
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football
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club originally from
Dăești
Dăești is a commune in Vâlcea County, Muntenia, Romania
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,
Vâlcea County
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, and currently playing in
Liga III
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, the third tier of the
Romanian football league system
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Viitorul Dăești was established in the summer of 2012 at the initiative of George Popolan, the mayor of
Dăești
Dăești is a commune in Vâlcea County, Muntenia, Romania
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commune. The club was enrolled directly in the Liga IV – Vâlcea County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football, and finished their first season on 5th place in the North Series.
Viitorul continued to play in the North Series of the Liga IV – Vâlcea County ranking 4th in the 2013–14 season and 3rd in the 2014–15 season, and 11th in the 2015–16 season played in a single series.
In the 2016–17 season, Viitorul Dăești, coached by Cosmin Ursu, won the Liga IV – Vâlcea County qualifying for the promotion play-off to
Liga III
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, but lost to AS Milcov (0–0 at home and 0–2 away), the winner of Liga IV – Olt County.
In the 2017–18 season, Viitorul finished the regular season in third place, eleven points behind first place
Flacăra Horezu
Asociația Club Sportiv Viitorul Horezu, commonly known as Viitorul Horezu, or simply as Viitorul, is a Romanian football (soccer), football club originally from Horezu, Vâlcea County. The team currently competes in Liga IV Vâlcea, Liga IV – ...
with no chance of promotion, and Cosmin Ursu was replaced with Gabriel Mangalagiu who led the club to finish as runners-up in the play-off.
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Viitorul promoted to
Liga III
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winning Liga IV – Vâlcea County and the promotion play-off played against Real Bradu (2–1 at Bradu and 3–0 at Dăești), the winner of Liga IV – Argeș County. The squad led by Gabriel Mangalagiu was composed of among others by Dragoș Geantă, Ion Armeanu, Octavian Vasile, Ioan Săraru, Andrei Fistogeanu, Lucian Iordache, Ionuț Lăzărescu,
Florian Pârvu
Florian Dumitru Pârvu (born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea.2019–20 campaign saw the debut of Viitorul in
Liga III
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, "Dăeștenii" finished on eleventh place in the 4th Series in a season curtailed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
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After a mediocre start of the 2020–21 season, ninth place with just three points in four rounds, Mangalagiu was sacked and replaced with Lucian Giurcă. A month later,
Petre Gigiu
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Coaching career
Gigiu managed a number of clubs in his native Romania and abroad in Germany, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Churchill Brothers 2018 ...
was appointed the new head coach, but he was replaced in January with Adrian Popa who, with a core of players such as
Florin Costea
Florin Constantin Costea (born 16 May 1985) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a striker, currently sporting director of Liga I club FC U Craiova.
Club career
Universitatea Craiova
Costea started in the Romanian D ...
, Lucian Iordache,
Florian Pârvu
Florian Dumitru Pârvu (born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea.Samson Nwabueze or Cristian Munteanu among others, leads the club on third place in its series at the end of the season.
The 2021–22 season was a successful campaign, finishing second in both the
regular season
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and the
play-off
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of 6th series, Viitorul qualify for
promotion play-offs
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to
Liga II
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, losing in the first round to
Odorheiu Secuiesc
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, 0–2 on aggregate.
Honours
Liga III
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The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Viitorul and also played in
Liga I
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Florin Costea
Florin Constantin Costea (born 16 May 1985) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a striker, currently sporting director of Liga I club FC U Craiova.
Club career
Universitatea Craiova
Costea started in the Romanian D ...
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Mihai Costea
Mihai Alexandru Costea (born 29 May 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sparta Râmnicu Vâlcea. He is the younger brother of Florin Costea.
Club career
FC U Craiova
Costea played in Universitatea Craiov ...
Florian Pârvu
Florian Dumitru Pârvu (born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea.Cătălin Pârvulescu
Marin Cătălin Pârvulescu (born 11 June 1991) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea.Cosmin Ursu