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{{Short description|Romanian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Valentin Stănescu
| image = Valentin Stănescu.jpg
| image_size = 220
| fullname = <!-- if different -->
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[București]], Romania
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1994|4|4|1922|11|20}}
| currentclub  =
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1= 1933–1941
| youthclubs1= [[Olimpia București]] 
| years1 = 1941–1942 | years2 = 1942–1946 | years3 = 1946–1947   | years4 =1947–1952
| clubs1 = Malaxa Tohan  | clubs2 = [[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc București]]{{efn|name="SPO"|The [[Divizia A 1940–41]] was the last season before [[World War II]] and the [[Divizia A 1946–47]] was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for [[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc București]] are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship.<ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com/2014/07/07/file-de-poveste-perioada-juventus-episodul-xxiv-ultimul-sut-aduce-promovarea/ | title=File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIV – "Ultimul șut aduce promovarea"| publisher=Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com| language=Romanian |trans-title=Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIV - "The Last Shot Gets the Promotion"| date=7 July 2014 | access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>}}  | clubs3 = [[Carmen București]] | clubs4 = [[FC Rapid București|Locomotiva București]]{{efn|name="RAP"|The statistics for the [[1952 Divizia B]] season are unavailable.<ref name=RS/>}}
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 39 | goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 61 | totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1= 1947
| nationalteam1= [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| nationalcaps1= 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1953–1955 | manageryears2 = 1955–1958 | manageryears3 = 1958–1959 | manageryears4 = 1959–1963 | manageryears5 = 1963–1968 | manageryears6 = 1964 | manageryears7 = 1968–1971 | manageryears8 = 1971 | manageryears9 = 1971–1972 | manageryears10 = 1973–1975 | manageryears11 = 1976–1978 | manageryears12 = 1979–1980 | manageryears13 = 1980–1981 | manageryears14 = 1980–1982 | manageryears15 =1982–1984
| managerclubs1 = Locomotiva MCF București| managerclubs2 = [[SCM Dunărea Giurgiu|Dunărea Giurgiu]] | managerclubs3 = [[CSM Focșani|Unirea Focșani]] | managerclubs4 = [[FCM Târgoviște|Metalul Târgoviște]] | managerclubs5 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] | managerclubs6 = [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania Olympic]] | managerclubs7 = [[FC Brașov (1936)|Steagul Roșu Brașov]] | managerclubs8 = [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania Olympic]] | managerclubs9 = [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] | managerclubs10 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]] | managerclubs11 = [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] | managerclubs12 = [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] | managerclubs13 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]] | managerclubs14 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] | managerclubs15 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
}}

'''Valentin Stănescu''' (20 November 1922 – 4 April 1994) was a [[Romania]]n football goalkeeper and manager. Stănescu and [[Constantin Cernăianu]] are the only two coaches who have managed the big three Bucharest city rivals, Steaua, Dinamo, and Rapid.

==Club career==
Valentin Stănescu also known as "Tinel" or "Zimbrul" ([[European bison|The bison]]) was born on 20 November 1922 in [[Bucharest]] and started playing junior level football at age 11 in 1933 at local club [[Olympia București|Olimpia]].<ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|1876/valentin-stanescu}}</ref><ref name=GSP>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/povestea-lui-valentin-stanescu-legenda-care-da-numele-stadionului-din-giulesti-214636.html | title=Povestea lui Valentin Stănescu, legenda care dă numele stadionului din Giulești| website=www.gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The story of Valentin Stănescu, the legend that gives the name of the stadium in Giulești| date=8 November 2010 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=GSP2>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/gsp-special/special/100-de-ani-de-la-nasterea-lui-valentin-stanescu-rapid-680507.html | title=100 de ani de la nașterea lui Valentin Stănescu, antrenorul care a eliminat Barcelona cu Steaua, Interul cu Dinamo, Leeds cu Craiova, dar care a iubit cu adevărat doar Rapidul| website=www.gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=100 years since the birth of Valentin Stănescu, the coach who eliminated Barcelona with Steaua, Inter with Dinamo, Leeds with Craiova, but who really loved only Rapidul| date=20 November 2022 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=GSP3>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/mesajul-valentin-stanescu-rapid-liga-1-670076.html | title=Mesajul de luptă din vestiarul Rapidului. Discursul pe care jucătorii lui Mutu îl văd înaintea fiecărui meci: "Cine nu iubește echipa n-are încotro, va trebui să o iubească la fel ca pe mă-sa și ca pe ta-su!"| website=www.gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The battle message from the Rapid locker room. The speech that Mutu's players see before every match: "Whoever doesn't love the team has no choice, he'll have to love it like his own mother and father!"| date=27 July 2022 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=EVZ>{{cite web | url=https://evz.ro/valentin-stanescu-antrenorul-de-suflet-al-fotbalistilor.html | title=Valentin Stănescu, antrenorul de suflet al fotbaliștilor| newspaper=[[Evenimentul Zilei]]| language=Romanian |trans-title=Valentin Stănescu, the soul trainer of footballers| date=28 March 2015 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=eurosport>{{cite web | url=https://www.eurosport.ro/fotbal/povestea-lui-valentin-stanescu-antrenorul-care-le-a-eliminat-pe-barcelona-inter-sau-leeds_sto7999837/story.shtml | title=Povestrea lui Valentin Stănescu, antrenorul care le-a eliminat pe Barcelona, Inter sau Leeds| website=www.eurosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The story of Valentin Stănescu, the coach who eliminated Barcelona, Inter or Leeds| date=20 November 2020 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=wesport>{{cite web | url=https://wesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-nea-tinel-si-definitia-dragostei-281 | title=Nea Tinel și definiția dragostei| publisher=Wesport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Nea Tinel and the definition of love| date=16 March 2020 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> In 1942 he went to play for Malaxa Tohan for a short while, afterwards moving at [[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc București]] for three years, a period in which he played a [[1943 Cupa României Final|Cupa României final]] which was lost with 4–0 in front of [[CFR Turnu Severin]].<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=wesport/><ref name=RSCR>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1942_1943.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1942–1943|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> He made his [[Liga I|Divizia A]] debut playing for [[Carmen București]] under coach [[Petre Steinbach]] on 16 March 1947 in a 3–2 away victory against [[CS Târgu Mureș|Dermagarand Târgu Mureș]].<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=wesport/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.labtof.ro/romania/1946-1947/liga1/15/cs-tg-mures-204-vs-fc-carmen-bucuresti-197-2411/|title= CS Tg Mures vs FC Carmen Bucuresti – Liga1 1946–1947|publisher=Labtof.ro|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> At the end of the season, the [[FC Carmen București|Carmen]] team was dissolved by the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Communist regime]] that just took over the country, so he and teammate [[Bazil Marian]] wanted to flee to [[Italy]], going on a ship from the [[Port of Constanța]] but were caught by the authorities who told them that they can choose from either going to jail or play for a working-class team such as [[FC Rapid București|Locomotiva București]] and both of them chose the latter.<ref name=fanatik>{{cite web | url=https://www.fanatik.ro/bazil-marian-a-tras-o-tuica-fiarta-la-marginea-terenului-17997274 | title=Enervat de arbitru, a "tras" o… țuică fiartă la marginea terenului! I se spunea "Bombardierul din Giulești"…| publisher=Fanatik.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Annoyed by the referee, he "pulled" a... boiled brandy on the edge of the field! He was called "The Bomber from Giulești"...| date=19 February 2021 | access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=wesport2>{{cite web | url=https://wesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-centenarul-bombardierului-bazil-marian-23421 | title=Centenarul "Bombardierului" Bazil Marian| publisher=Wesport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The centenary of the "Bombardier" Bazil Marian| date=8 November 2022| access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=independenta>{{cite web | url=https://www.independentaromana.ro/din-istoria-sportului-romanesc-povestea-lui-bazil-marian-bombardierul-din-giulesti/ | title=Din istoria sportului românesc – Povestea lui Bazil Marian, "Bombardierul din Giulești"| publisher=Independentaromana.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=From the history of Romanian sport – The story of Bazil Marian, "The Bombardier from Giulești"| date=9 January 2020| access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=adevarul>{{cite web | url=https://adevarul.ro/sport/bombardierul-bazil-marian-omul-spectacol-a-1737767.html | title="Bombardierul" Bazil Marian, omul-spectacol: A băut țuică în timpul unui meci și s-a așezat cu fundul pe minge, după ce driblase portarul!| newspaper=[[Adevărul]]| language=Romanian |trans-title="Bombardier" Bazil Marian, the showman: He drank brandy during a match and sat with his bottom on the ball, after the goalkeeper had dribbled!| date=27 September 2016| access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> He played for [[FC Rapid București|Locomotiva]] until he ended his career in 1952, his last season was spent in [[Liga II|Divizia B]] as the club just relegated, but Stănescu stayed with the club, helping it promote back to the first division after one year.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=EVZ/> Valentin Stănescu has a total of 51 matches played in [[Liga I|Divizia A]].<ref name=RS/>

==International career==
Stănescu played 5 matches at international level for [[Romania national football team|Romania]], making his debut on 22 June 1947 when coach [[Colea Vâlcov]] introduced him in the 71st minute in order to replace [[Stanislau Konrad]] in a 3–1 loss against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] at the [[1947 Balkan Cup]] in which he did not concede any goals.<ref name=GSP/><ref name=EU>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=19928|title=Valentin Stănescu player profile|publisher=European Football|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=6463|title=Romania 1-3 Yugoslavia|publisher=European Football|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> His following game, a 3–2 victory against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] was also at the [[1947 Balkan Cup]], a competition in which he also made his last appearance for the national team on 12 October 1947 in a 3–0 loss against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]].<ref name=EU/>

==Managerial career==
[[File:Rapid București (fotbal) 1965.jpg|thumb|left|260px|{{center|Stănescu (first from the left, back row) as head coach of Rapid București in 1965}}]]
[[File:FC Rapid Bucuresti - group photo 1966-67.jpg|thumb|left|260px|{{center|Stănescu's Rapid squad, which he led to its first league title in 1967}}]]
Stănescu started his managerial career in 1953 at Locomotiva MCF București in the Romanian regional championship.<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/> In 1955 he went to coach at [[Dunărea Giurgiu]], after three years moving at [[CSM Focșani|Unirea Focșani]] in [[Liga II|Divizia B]], helping it avoid relegation.<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=wesport/> In 1959 he started to coach [[FCM Târgoviște|Metalul Târgoviște]], helping it promote from [[Liga III|Divizia C]] to [[Liga II|Divizia B]] and later to [[Liga I|Divizia A]] where in his first season as coach in the first division, the team finished on the 13th place, relegating.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=wesport/> In 1963 he went to coach [[Giulești]] based club, [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] where he created a team based on the clubs juniors with some transfers including his former player from [[Dunărea Giurgiu]], [[Constantin Năsturescu]] and goalkeeper [[Răducanu Necula]] and was the first coach that implemented the 4–4–2 [[Formation (association football)|formation]] in Romanian football, thus creating a team that helped him be the first Romanian manager who wins two [[Balkans Cup]] and helped the club win the first title in its history in the [[1966–67 Divizia A|1966–67]] season.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/><ref name=RSC>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> In the following season he led [[FC Rapid București|Rapid]] in the [[1967–68 European Cup]], making his first European performance by eliminating [[Botev Plovdiv|Trakia Plovdiv]] with 3–2 on aggregate, being eliminated in the following round by [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus Torino]] with 1–0 on aggregate, also he reached the [[1968 Cupa României Final]] which was lost with 3–1 in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]] in front of [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] that was coached by his former [[FC Carmen București|Carmen București]] teammate, [[Bazil Marian]].<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=fanatik/><ref name=wesport2/><ref name=independenta/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=RSCR2>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1967_1968.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1967–1968|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tikitaka.ro/cupa-campionilor-europeni-196768-juventus-1-0-rapid-bucuresti/ | title=Cupa Campionilor Europeni, 1967/68: Juventus 1-0 Rapid București| date=3 July 2019| publisher=Tikitaka.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=European Champions Cup, 1967/68: Juventus 1-0 Rapid Bucharest| access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-povestea-unei-fabuloase-finale-de-cupa-27058 | title=Povestea unei fabuloase finale de Cupă| publisher=Welovesport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The story of a fabulous cup final| date=16 June 2023 | access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> He also coached [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania's Olympic team]] for a short while in 1964 on 17 June in a 2–1 away victory in a friendly against [[Yugoslavia Olympic football team|Yugoslavia]].<ref name=EU2>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=585|title=Valentin Stănescu manager profile|publisher=European Football|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=telegraf>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegrafonline.ro/33-de-partide-au-fost-scoase-din-palmaresul-reprezentativei-de-fotbal-a-romaniei | title=33 de partide au fost scoase din palmaresul reprezentativei de fotbal a României| publisher=Telegrafonline.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=33 games were removed from the record of Romania's football team| date=17 January 2007 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=tribuna>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuna.ro/stiri/sport/33-de-meciuri-dispar-din-palmaresul-romaniei-5486.html | title=33 de meciuri dispar din palmaresul României| website=www.tribuna.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=33 matches disappear from Romania's record| date=17 January 2007 | access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> In 1968 he went to coach [[Liga II|Divizia B]] team, [[FC Brașov (1936)|Steagul Roșu Brașov]], helping it win promotion to the first league after one year.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=wesport/> In 1971 he led for a second spell [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania's Olympic team]] at the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers|1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers]] helping it pass [[Albania national football team|Albania]] with 4–2 on aggregate in the first round, helping it qualify in the second round where he lost with 2–1 in the away first leg against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], being replaced before the second leg.<ref name=EU2/><ref name=telegraf/><ref name=tribuna/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q.html | title=Games of the XVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament| publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| language=English| access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> In 1971 he went to coach [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]], guiding it in the [[1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup]] campaign, being the first Romanian coach that eliminated [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] with 3–1 on aggregate, being eliminated after 1–1 on aggregate on the [[Away goals rule|away goal rule]] by [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the quarter-finals.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/in-1972-steaua-a-fost-la-un-pas-sa-o-elimine-pe-bayern-3189120 | title=În 1972, Steaua a fost la un pas să o elimine pe Bayern| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=In 1972, Steaua was one step away from eliminating Bayern| date=16 September 2008| access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tikitaka.ro/steaua-1-1-bayern-8-martie-1972/|title=Cupa Cupelor, sezonul 1971/72, sferturi: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 martie 1972|date=25 March 2020 | publisher=Tikitaka.ro| trans-title=Cup Winners' Cup, season 1971/72, quarter-finals: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 March 1972| access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> He became the coach of [[Romania national football team|Romania's national team]] in 1973, making his debut in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 away loss against [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]], during his two-year spell managing to earn [[Romania national football team|Romania]]'s biggest ever victory, a 9–0 against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1974 World Cup qualifiers]].<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=EU2/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/interviuri-si-reportaje/video-exclusiv-sandu-si-ceilalti-eroi-din-1973-despre-culisele-victoriei-istorice-cu-9-0-cu-finlanda-191966|title=Sandu și ceilalți "eroi" din 1973, despre culisele victoriei istorice cu 9-0 cu Finlanda|publisher=Digisport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Sandu and the other "heroes" from 1973, about the backstage of the historic 9–0 victory over Finland| date=8 October 2015 |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Stănescu took charge of [[Liga II|Divizia B]] club [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] in 1976 helping it promote after one year to the first league.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=wesport/> In 1979 he went to coach [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], a team he helped win the [[1979–80 Divizia A]], also he became the first Romanian coach that eliminated a team from [[England]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] with 4–0 on aggregate in the second round of the [[1979–80 UEFA Cup]], also earning a 1–0 victory against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in the following round.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/><ref name=RSC/> In 1980 Stănescu went for a second spell at [[Romania national football team|Romania's national team]], earning a 2–1 home victory and a 0–0 away draw against [[England national football team|England]] at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1982 World Cup qualifiers]], having a total of 35 games from his both spells at the national team consisting of 11 victories, 14 draws and 10 losses.<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/><ref name=EU2/> From 1980 until 1982 he coached [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] of which the first year and a half he simultaneously coached [[Romania national football team|Romania]], helping ''[[FC Dinamo București|The Red Dogs]]'' win [[Double (association football)|The Double]] in his second season spent at the club and managed to become the first Romanian coach that eliminated [[Inter Milan]] with 4–3 on aggregate in the second round of the [[1981–82 UEFA Cup]].<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/><ref name=RSC/><ref name=RSCR3>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1981_1982.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> In 1982 he returned at [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], helping it get back to [[Liga I|Divizia A]] after the club spent six years in [[Liga II|Divizia B]].<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/> Valentin Stănescu was the first coach that won the Romanian top-division, [[Liga I|Divizia A]] with three different teams, having a total of 455 matches as a manager in the competition, consisting of 206 victories, 101 draws and 148 losses.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/><ref name=EVZ/><ref name=eurosport/><ref name=wesport/><ref name=RSC/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_a/top_antrenori.shtml| title= Top 60 antrenori| publisher=RomanianSoccer.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Top 60 coaches|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Stănescu died on 4 April 1994 at age 71.<ref name=RS/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=wesport/>

===Famous speech===
[[File:Valentin Stănescu 1965.jpg|left|thumb|170px|]]
From all the clubs he worked for, Stănescu admitted he was mostly attached to [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], holding in his spell from the 80s the following speech in front of the players which remained popular in the club over the years: "Hey guys, do you hear? Let me tell you how things are. Rapid is not yours, it is not mine or the ministry's. Rapid belongs to over 100,000 railway workers from all over the country. It belongs to them, to their wives and children, to those who were, hundreds of thousands more, and who are no longer here and of those who will be after us! They are people who have worked and are working so that you can kick a ball, learn a book, become people. Do not disgrace Rapid! Whoever doesn't love the team does not have a choice, he'll have to love it like his mother and father. Here are your mother and father, house and table and sister and brother and lover and everything, everything you want and have holy in the world! From now on I'm your grandfather, but don't think that if I'm 60 years old, I have an easier hand. Who wants can leave now, because those who stay only leave the ship with their feet first!".<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=GSP3/>

==Legacy==
[[File:Bucharest Stadionul Giulești 3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{center|The old [[Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu (1939)|Rapid Bucharest stadium]] was named after him in 2001.}}]]
The [[Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu (1939)|Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium]] was a football stadium in the [[Giulești]] neighborhood of Bucharest. The venue, named after him, was the home stadium of [[FC Rapid București]] for almost 80 years.<ref name=GSP/>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Sportul Studențesc București'''
*[[Cupa României]] runner-up: [[1942–43 Cupa României|1942–43]]<ref name=RSCR/>
'''CFR București'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[1952 Divizia B|1952]]<ref name=RS/>

===Manager===
'''Metalul Târgoviște'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[1960–61 Divizia B|1960–61]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/>
*[[Liga III|Divizia C]]: 1958–59<ref name=GSP/>
'''Rapid București'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1966–67 Divizia A|1966–67]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=RSC/>
*[[Cupa României]] runner-up: [[1967–68 Cupa României|1967–68]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=RSCR2/>
*[[Balkans Cup]]: [[1963–64 Balkans Cup|1963–64]], [[1964–66 Balkans Cup|1964–66]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/>
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[1982–83 Divizia B|1982–83]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/>
'''Steagul Roșu Brașov'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[1968–69 Divizia B|1968–69]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/>
'''Petrolul Ploiești'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[1976–77 Divizia B|1976–77]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/>
'''Universitatea Craiova'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1979–80 Divizia A|1979–80]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=RSC/>
'''Dinamo București'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1981–82 Divizia A|1981–82]]<ref name=GSP/><ref name=GSP2/><ref name=RSC/>
*[[Cupa României]]: [[1981–82 Cupa României|1981–82]]<ref name=RS/><ref name=RSCR3/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{WorldFootball|valentin-stanescu}}
* {{NFT|37501}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226230422/http://www.labtof.ro/profil/valentin-stanescu-1881/ |date=26 December 2022 |title=Valentin Stănescu player profile at Labtof.ro}} {{in lang|ro}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226230423/http://www.labtof.ro/profil/valentin-stanescu-6795/ |date=26 December 2022 |title=Valentin Stănescu manager profile at Labtof.ro}} {{in lang|ro}}
* {{EU-Football.info|19928|Valentin Stănescu player profile}}
* {{EU-Football.info manager|585}}

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