Valentin Velcea

Romanian footballer and manager

Valentin VelceaPersonal information

Full name|  Valentin Adrian Velcea
Date of birth|  (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth|  Sadova, Romania
Height|  1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Youth career
|  Viitorul Timișoara
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1990–1999|  Politehnica Timișoara|  166|  (12)
1991–1992|  → UM Timișoara (loan)|  |
1992–1993|  → CFR Timișoara (loan)|  |
1994–1995|  → UTA Arad (loan)|  3|  (0)
1999–2004|  Gloria Bistriţa|  117|  (3)
2004–2006|  Politehnica Timișoara|  14|  (0)
Total|  |  300|  (15)
Managerial career
2007|  Politehnica Timișoara (caretaker)
2009|  Politehnica Timișoara (caretaker)
2009–2010|  Politehnica II Timișoara
2010–2011|  Politehnica Timișoara (assistant)
2011–2012|  Politehnica Timișoara
2012–2013|  ACS Poli Timișoara
2013|  ACS Poli Timișoara (sporting director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 November 2009

Valentin Adrian Velcea (born 5 September 1973 in Sadova) is a retired Romanian football midfielder and manager.

## Club career

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### Politehnica Timișoara

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Velcea started football in Timișoara and made a name for himself while at Politehnica. He was a very technical midfielder with good passing and long shots.

He stayed at the club most of his career, swapping to Gloria Bistriţa in 1999 where he scored three goals, before returning to the Politehnica Timișoara in 2004. He retired after being deemed a surplus to the team requirements by Gheorghe Hagi in 2006.

## Coaching career

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### Politehnica Timișoara

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Velcea was assistant manager from 2006 to 2009 when he was promoted to Politehnica II Timișoara before he returned as assistant in 2010 after poor results.

He also was two times caretaker manager and plays two Cupa României finals after Alin Artimon resigned and Gabi Balint was sacked just one week before the final. However, Velcea loses both finals, first 0–2 at home against Rapid București in 2007 and the other one in 2009 at Tudor Vladimirescu stadium 3–0 against CFR Cluj.

Although Politehnica Timișoara finished on the second place in the 2010–11 Liga I, the team was relegated to Liga II after the license necessary to play in the first division was denied by Romanian Football Federation[1] and Dušan Uhrin, Jr. left the team in July, and Velcea was appointed the new manager of the team on 4 August 2011.[2]

### Coaching stats

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As of 5 August 2013
Team  | From  | To  | Record

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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win %
Politehnica Timișoara | 19 March 2007  | 11 June 2007  | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 053.85
Politehnica Timișoara | 1 June 2009  | 30 June 2009  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 000.00
Politehnica II Timișoara | 1 July 2009  | 30 June 2010  | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 36 | 036.67
Politehnica Timișoara | 27 July 2011  | 30 June 2012  | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 063.64
ACS Poli Timișoara | 15 August 2012  | 10 October 2013  | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 27 | 045.71
Total  | 113 | 55 | 27 | 31 | 155 | 103 | 048.67

## Honours

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### Player

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Politehnica Timișoara

* Liga II (1): 1994–95

### Coach

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FC Politehnica Timișoara

* Liga II (1): 2011–2012

ACS Poli Timișoara

* Liga II Runner-up (1): 2012–13

## References

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1. ^ "13 cluburi din Liga I au primit licenţa pentru sezonul 2011–2012". FRF. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
2. ^ "Velcea appointed new Politehnica manager". politimisoara.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

## External links

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* Valentin Velcea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
* Official FCPT profile

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ACS Poli Timișoara – managers

* Velcea (2012–13)
* Șunda (2013–14)
* Alexa (2014–15)
* Marin (2015–16)
* Grigoraș (2016)
* Popa (2016–18)
* Grozavu (2018)
* Neaga (2018)
* Ganea (2018)
* Vlătănescuc (2018)
* Nanu (2018)
* Răchită (2018–19)
* Velcotă (2019)
* Bălace (2019–21)

(c) = caretaker manager

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FC Politehnica Timișoara – managers

* Cargnelli (1926–27)
* Bürger (1942–46)
* Lăpușneanu (1948–49)
* Bürger (1950)
* Deheleanu (1950)
* Kovács (1950–53)
* Mladin (1954–55)
* Bindea (1955)
* Deheleanu (1955–56)
* Mladin (1956)
* Woronkowski (1957)
* Schileru (1958)
* Deheleanu (1958–59)
* Bindea (1960)
* Mladin (1960)
* Reuter (1961)
* Gain (1961–62)
* Braun-Bogdan (1962–63)
* Reuter (1963–64)
* Vâlcov (1964)
* Woronkowski (1965–66)
* Ionescu (1966)
* Reuter (1966–72)
* Ionescu (1972–75)
* Godeanu (1975)
* Rădulescu (1975–77)
* Niculescu (1977–79)
* Rădulescu (1979)
* Ionescu (1980–81)
* Pigulea (1981–82)
* Manolache (1982)
* Ionescu (1982–83)
* Dembrovschi (1983–85)
* Dumitru (1985)
* Cosmoc (1985–86)
* Ionescu (1986–88)
* Rădulescu (1988–91)
* Vișan (1991)
* Ionescu (1991–92)
* Chimiuc (1992–93)
* Ștefănescu (1993–94)
* Rădulescu (1994–96)
* Dembrovschi (1996–97)
* Roșca (1997)
* Chimiuc (1997)
* Şunda (1997)
* Unknown (1997–99)
* Domide (1999)
* Unknown (1999–00)
* Zamfir (2000)
* Ciorceri (2001)
* Panduru (2002)
* Gherman (2002–03)
* Mulțescu (2003)
* Vișan (2003)
* Panduru (2003–04)
* Dumitriu (2004)
* Zancc (2004)
* Mulțescu (2004)
* Ciorceri (2004)
* Doboșc (2004)
* Olăroiu (2005)
* Hagi (2005–06)
* Rotariuc (2006)
* Cârțu (2006)
* Artimon (2006–07)
* Rotariuc (2007)
* Velceac (2007)
* Uhrin (2007–08)
* Balint (2009)
* Velceac (2009)
* Sabău (2009–10)
* Petrović (2010)
* Contra (2010)
* Uhrin (2010–2011)
* Velcea (2011–2012)

(c) = caretaker manager

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