{{short description|Romanian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Vasile Stan | image = Dinamo Victoria București 1966.jpg | caption = <small>Stan (back row, fourth from the left) with Dinamo Victoria București in 1966</small> | image_size = 300 | fullname = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|02|11|df=y}}<ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|5028/vasile-stan}}</ref> | birth_place = Bucharest, Romania<ref name=RS/> | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = Goalkeeper<ref name=RS/> | years1 = 1960–1966 |clubs1 = F.C.M.E. București|caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 1966–1967 |clubs2 = Dinamo Victoria București |caps2 = |goals2 = | years3 = 1967–1968 |clubs3 = Argeș Pitești |caps3 = 4 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1968–1971 |clubs4 = Jiul Petroșani |caps4 = 81 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1971–1975 |clubs5 = Argeș Pitești |caps5 = 99 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1975–1976 |clubs6 = Politehnica Iași |caps6 = 20 |goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1976–1978 |clubs7 = Muscelul Câmpulung{{efn|name="CAM"|The statistics for the 1976–77 Divizia C season are unavailable.<ref name=arges/>}} |caps7 = 34 |goals7 = 0 |totalcaps = 238 |totalgoals = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Dacia Pitești | manageryears2 = | managerclubs2 = IPA Slatina | manageryears3 = | managerclubs3 = Muscelul Câmpulung | manageryears4 = 2002 | managerclubs4 = Argeș Pitești | manageryears5 = 2006 | managerclubs5 = Argeș Pitești }}
'''Vasile Stan''' (born 11 February 1945) is a Romanian former football goalkeeper.<ref name=WF>{{WorldFootball.net|vasile-stan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ziarobiectiv.ro/ce-au-ajuns-fostele-glorii-de-la-fc-arges-echipa-lui-dumnezeu-someri-de-lux-soferi-sau-castigatori-in-afaceri/ | title=Ce-au ajuns fostele glorii de la FC Argeș. Echipa lui Dumnezeu, şomeri de lux, şoferi sau câştigători în afaceri| publisher=Ziarobiectiv.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=What happened to the former glories of FC FC Argeș. God's team, unemployed, drivers or successful businessmen| date=15 March 2013| access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ziarulargesul.ro/dubla-aniversare-la-fc-arges/ | title=Dublă aniversare la FC Argeş| publisher=Ziarulargesul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Double anniversary at FC Argeş| date=28 June 2017| access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://jurnaluldearges.ro/vasile-stan-a-implinit-79-de-ani-fc-arges-nu-si-a-uitat-portarul-de-legenda-294298/ | title=Vasile Stan a împlinit 79 de ani! FC Argeș nu şi-a uitat portarul de legendă| publisher=Jurnaluldearges.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Vasile Stan turned 79 years old! FC Argeș did not forget its legendary goalkeeper| date=11 February 2024| access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
==Playing career== Stan was born on 11 February 1945 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football at the age of 15 under the guidance of coach Lăzărescu at fourth league side F.C.M.E.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges>{{cite web | url=https://argespress.ro/cutia-cu-amintiri-vasile-stan-cea-mai-mare-satisfactie-era-sa-i-vezi-pe-acei-oameni-ca-te-felicita-si-sunt-fericiti-de-jocul-tau/ | title=Cutia cu amintiri: VASILE STAN: "Cea mai mare satisfacție era să-i vezi pe acei oameni că te felicită și sunt fericiți de jocul tău"| publisher=Argespress.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Box of memories: VASILE STAN: "The greatest satisfaction was to see those people congratulating you and being happy with your game"| date=3 September 2022| access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> In 1966 he went to play for Dinamo Victoria București in Divizia B.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/>
One year later, Stan switched teams again, joining Argeș Pitești where he made his Divizia A debut under coach Ion Bălănescu on 24 September 1967, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 home win over Dinamo Bacău.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/> He played only four games in his first top-league season, as Narcis Coman was preferred as first-choice goalkeeper.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/> Thus, he went to play for Jiul Petroșani where he worked with coach Titus Ozon, being first-choice for three seasons.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gddhd.ro/sport/special-dupa-patru-decenii-un-dialog-cu-unul-din-cei-mai-buni-portari-ai-jiului-vasile-stan-am-venit-la-jiul-din-respect-pentru-performanta/ | title=Special. După patru decenii, un dialog cu unul din cei mai buni portari ai Jiului Vasile Stan: "Am venit la Jiul din respect pentru performanţă"| publisher=Gddhd.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Special. After four decades, a dialogue with one of the best goalkeepers of Jiu Vasile Stan: "I came to Jiu out of respect for performance"| date=2 July 2012| access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> Afterwards he returned to Argeș where in his first season coaches Ozon and Florin Halagian used him in 29 games from a total of 30, helping the club win its first title.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/><ref name=jurnalul>{{cite web | url=https://jurnaluldearges.ro/vasile-stan-3-224374/ | title=Vasile Stan| publisher=Jurnaluldearges.ro| language=Romanian | date=10 November 2022 | access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> Subsequently, he appeared in four games in the 1972–73 European Cup campaign, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, keeping clean sheets in both legs.<ref name=RS/><ref name=WF2>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe303530/vasile-stan/co19/uefa-champions-league/se3038/1972-1973/club-matches/|title=Vasile Stan. Champions League 1972/1973|access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/pitesti/singura-echipa-romaneasca-de-fotbal-care-a-invins-1846838.html | title=Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor| publisher=Adevarul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success| date=1 March 2018 | access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> In the following round they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid, but lost the second leg with 3–1 in which he conceded two goals from Santillana and one from Toni Grande.<ref name=RS/><ref name=jurnalul/><ref name=WF2/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma649080/lineup/|title=Real Madrid - Argeș Pitești 3:1|access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref> Stan also played in the first leg in the first round of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup, conceding five goals in the 5–1 loss to Fenerbahçe.<ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tikitaka.ro/fc-arges-fenerbahce-1973/ | title=FC Argeș – Fenerbahce 1-1 (Cupa UEFA – 3 octombrie 1973)| publisher=Tikitaka.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=FC Argeș – Fenerbahce 1-1 (Cupa UEFA – 3 October 1973)| date= 3 October 2022| access-date=25 August 2024}}<br>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe303530/vasile-stan/co132/uefa-europa-league/se3291/1973-1974/club-matches/|title=Vasile Stan. UEFA Cup 1973/1974|access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> In 1975 he went to play one season for Politehnica Iași where he worked with coach Ilie Oană, making his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1976 in a 3–1 home win over FC Constanța, totaling 204 games in which he conceded 227 goals.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/>
Stan ended his career at Muscelul Câmpulung where his former Argeș teammate, Ion Barbu was coach, and he was also colleagues with other former Argeș teammates such as Constantin Radu, Radu Jercan and Marian Popescu.<ref name=RS/><ref name=arges/> They managed to get the team promoted from the third league to the second.<ref name=arges/>
==Coaching career== After he ended his playing career, Stan worked as a coach, first as an assistant at Dacia Pitești, and later as a head coach for the same team.<ref name=arges/> He also was head coach at IPA Slatina and Muscelul Câmpulung.<ref name=arges/> He was the assistant coach of Nicolae Dobrin and Constantin Cârstea at Argeș Pitești.<ref name=arges/> Stan was also the team's head coach for short periods of time, first in 2002 and second in 2006 when he coached for the last five games of the season after Sorin Cârțu was dismissed.<ref name=WF/><ref name=arges/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gds.ro/Sport/2006-05-29/Panduri-de-o-repriza/ | title="Panduri" de o repriza| publisher=Gds.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title="Pandurs" for one half| date=29 May 2006 | access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Argeș Pitești''' *Divizia A: 1971–72<ref name=RS/> '''Muscelul Câmpulung''' *Divizia C: 1976–77<ref name=arges/>
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200216132529/http://www.labtof.ro/profil/vasile-stan-3565/ Vasile Stan] at Labtof.ro
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stan, Vasile}} Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:Romanian men's footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Liga I players Category:Liga II players Category:CSM Jiul Petroșani players Category:FC Argeș Pitești players Category:Victoria București players Category:FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players Category:Footballers from Bucharest Category:Romanian football managers Category:FC Argeș Pitești managers Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen