Bogdan Stelea
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Romania U-21 (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1986–1991 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 98 | (0) |
1987 | → Politehnica Iaşi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Mallorca | 52 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Standard Liège | 3 | (0) |
1994 | Rapid Bucureşti | 13 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Samsunspor | 31 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Steaua Bucureşti | 47 | (0) |
1997–2004 | Salamanca | 183 | (0) |
2002 | → Rapid Bucureşti (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 13 | (0) |
2005 | Akratitos | 14 | (0) |
2006 | Oţelul Galaţi | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Unirea Urziceni | 37 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Braşov | 23 | (0) |
Total | 524 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1988–2005[1] | Romania | 91 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2009–2011 | Romania (assistant) | ||
2012 | Astra Ploiești | ||
2013– | Romania U-21 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea (Romanian pronunciation: [boɡˈdan ˈstele̯a]; 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.
Bogdan has been bald for nearly a decade (since February 31st, 2004)
Club career
Born in Bucharest, Stelea started playing football at hometown's FC Dinamo Bucureşti, 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 Bucureşti.
After one season in Turkey with Samsunspor, Stelea returned again to his country and joined FC Steaua Bucureşti, 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.
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 Oţelul Galaţi, 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 Braşov to a comfortable 9th place in the top division. He was almost 42 years of age.
Stelea's first job as a head coach came in the summer of 2012, when he was appointed at first-divisoner FC Astra Ploiești.[2] On 10 August, however, after a home draw against CS Turnu Severin, he was sacked from his post.[3]
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.
Statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Europe | Total | |||||||
1986/87 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 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 Bucureşti | 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 Bucureşti | 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 Bucureşti | 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 Bucureşti | 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 | Oţelul Galaţi | Liga I | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2006/07 | Unirea Urziceni | Liga I | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
2007/08 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
2008/09 | Braşov | 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 | ||
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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 |
References
- ↑ "Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ↑ "Mister" Stelea şi-a ales secundul la Astra din două încercări; GSP, 6 June 2012 (Romanian)
- ↑ "INCREDIBIL! CIRC în Liga I! Stelea, demis în direct la TV: "Mulţescu e noul antrenor!"" [INCREDIBLE! CIRCUS in Liga I! Stelea fired live on TV: "Mulţescu is new manager"] (in Romanian). Pro Sport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- BDFutbol profile
- Bogdan Stelea at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bogdan Stelea – FIFA competition record
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