Stelian Stancu (born 22 September 1981) is a

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n former

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who played as a

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for teams such as Sportul Studențesc, Steaua București,

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, Khazar Lankaran or

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, among others.

Club career

Stancu made his debut playing for

Astra Ploiești Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian Association football, football Club (organization), club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ' ...

in 2000, before being loaned to

Metalul Plopeni Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Plopeni, commonly known as CSO Plopeni, or simply as Plopeni, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Plopeni, Prahova County. The club was originally established in 1947 under the name of ''Metalul Plopeni''. M ...

and joining the squad of Sportul Studențesc of

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in 2002. After Sportul was relegated, he joined Steaua București on 31 August 2006, where he appeared in 17 league matches. He transferred to

in the summer break of 2007 for a reported fee of €200,000. The first goal for FC Timișoara was against FC Argeș on 28 February 2009.

Honours

;Sportul Studențesc *

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: Winner (1) 2003–04 ;Khazar Lankaran *

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: Winner (1)

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* * 1981 births Living people People from Tecuci Sportspeople from Galați County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players FC Astra Giurgiu players CSO Plopeni players FC Sportul Studențesc București players FCSB players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Brașov (1936) players Azerbaijan Premier League players Khazar Lankaran FK players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players LPS HD Clinceni players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-defender-1980s-stub