Bogdan Stelea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Dinamo București | 98 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Mallorca | 52 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Standard Liège | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Rapid București | 13 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Samsunspor | 31 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Steaua București | 47 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Salamanca | 183 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Rapid București (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo București | 13 | (0) |
| 2005 | Akratitos | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | Oțelul Galați | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Unirea Urziceni | 37 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Brașov | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 524 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–2005[1] | Romania | 91 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Astra Ploiești | ||
| 2013–2014 | Romania U-21 | ||
| 2014 | Viitorul Constanța | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea (Template:IPA-ro; born 5 December 1967) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach.
Having played professionally into his 40's, he played for all three major first division clubs in his country's capital, and also spent a vast part of his career in Spain, mainly with Salamanca.
Stelea played nearly 100 times for Romania, and represented the nation in three World Cups and two European Championships.
Club career
Born in Bucharest, Stelea started playing football at hometown's FC Dinamo București, being the club's undisputed starter by 1988. In the 1991–92 season he still appeared in 11 Liga I games as the capital side won the national championship, but signed late in 1991 with RCD Mallorca, for $650.000. After two La Liga seasons in Spain, with relegation in his first, as last, he joined Belgium's Standard Liège but, unsettled, quickly returned home with FC Rapid București.
After one season in Turkey with Samsunspor, Stelea returned again to his country and joined FC Steaua București, the defending champions. In his two-year spell the club renewed its domestic supremacy and participated in the UEFA Champions League, with the player contributing significantly. During this period he also had a successful trial with Sunderland but could not negotiate a deal.[2]
In 1997 Stelea was transferred to UD Salamanca, where he lived his most steady period, remaining with the team seven years, only puncutated by a small loan spell with Rapid. He amassed over 200 overall appearances for the club, mainly in the second division, but spent his first two seasons in the top flight, playing 63 matches.
After a second spell with Dinamo, Stelea started 2005–06 with Greek side Akratitos FC. Unsettled again, he returned to Romania with FC Oțelul Galați, but didn't play any matches there because of a bad injury. The following season he moved to FC Unirea Urziceni at the recommendation of new coach and former national teammate Dan Petrescu, where he eventually became first-choice; in the 2007–08 season, at the age of 40, was still one of the best goalkeepers in the country.
Stelea finally ended his long career at the end of the 2008–09 season, helping modest FC Brașov to a comfortable 9th place in the top division. He was almost 42 years of age.
International career
Stelea made his debut for the national team in 1988 against Israel, and represented his country at the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1996 and Euro 2000, totalling 12 matches in final stages.
He was capped 91 times, the last against Slovakia in 2005. Four years later he rejoined the national side, as assistant coach.
Coaching career
After two years spent as assistant manager for Răzvan Lucescu, at the national team, Stelea became head coach at Astra Ploiești, in 2012.[3] On 10 August, however, after a home draw against CS Turnu Severin, he was sacked from his post.[4] In 2013, he returned at the Romanian Federation, but this time he became manager of the U-21 squad.
Stelea resigned in June 2014 and accepted the offer that came from his former team-mate, Gheorghe Hagi, to coach the team owned by Hagi, FC Viitorul Constanța.[5] After only eleven games in which Viitorul gained thirteen points, Stelea resigned.
Statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1986/87 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1987/88 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988/89 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1989/90 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1990/91 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991/92 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1991/92 | Mallorca | La Liga | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1992/93 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | |||||||||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1993/94 | Standard Liège | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1994/95 | Rapid București | Liga I | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1994/95 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | ||||||||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995/96 | Steaua București | Liga I | 25 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996/97 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997/98 | Salamanca | La Liga | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998/99 | 33 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1999/00 | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000/01 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2001/02 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001/02 | Rapid București | Liga I | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002/03 | Salamanca | Segunda División | 36 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2003/04 | 38 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004/05 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005/06 | Akratitos | Super League Greece | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005/06 | Oțelul Galați | Liga I | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006/07 | Unirea Urziceni | Liga I | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007/08 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008/09 | Brașov | Liga I | 23 | 0 | ||||||||
| Country | Romania | 251 | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 234 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Greece | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 533 | 0 | ||||||||||
International
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 0 |
Honours
- Romanian League Championship: 1989–90, 1991–92
- Romanian Cup: 1989–90, 2004–05
- Romanian League Championship: 1995–96, 1996–97
- Romanian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97
- Romanian Supercup: 1995
References
- ^ "Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/reid-is-keen-on-stelea-1-1101513
- ^ "Mister" Stelea şi-a ales secundul la Astra din două încercări; GSP, 6 June 2012 Template:Ro icon
- ^ "INCREDIBIL! CIRC în Liga I! Stelea, demis în direct la TV: "Mulţescu e noul antrenor!"" (in Romanian). Pro Sport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bogdan Stelea - antrenor principal" (in Romanian). academiahagi.ro. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- BDFutbol profile
- Bogdan Stelea at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bogdan Stelea – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Bucharest
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Romanian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Liga I players
- FC Dinamo București players
- FC Politehnica Iași players
- FC Rapid București players
- FC Steaua București players
- FC Oțelul Galați players
- FC Unirea Urziceni players
- FC Brașov players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- RCD Mallorca players
- UD Salamanca players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Standard Liège players
- Süper Lig players
- Samsunspor footballers
- Superleague Greece players
- Akratitos FC players
- Romania international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Romanian football managers
- FC Astra Giurgiu managers