Raphael Andrei Stănescu (born 27 June 1993) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Minaur Baia Mare.

Career

Stănescu made his Dinamo first-team debut on 22 May 2010, coming off the bench in a match against

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as a substitute for

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. His first goal for Dinamo came in a game against

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, on 12 May 2012. In 2014, he ended his contract with Dinamo, because he didn't have too many chances to play for the Reds-and-Whites. In February 2022, he was suspended and fined by the

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for his involvement in

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during his stint at Daco-Getica București – more specifically a game against

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on 28 September 2019. Stănescu filed a protest against the decision to suspend him.

Honours

Dinamo București *

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: 2011–12 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

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Farul Constanța *

: 2017–18 Minaur Baia Mare *

: 2021–22

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* 1993 births Living people People from Waldshut (district) Footballers from Bucharest German people of Romanian descent Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players I liga players FC Dinamo București players Flota Świnoujście players ASC Oțelul Galați players FCV Farul Constanța players ASC Daco-Getica București players CSM Reșița players AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila players CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players CSM Slatina (football) players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-defender-1990s-stub