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{{Short description|Romanian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Valentin Velcea
| fullname    = Valentin Adrian Velcea
| image       =
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1973|9|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sadova, Dolj|Sadova]], [[Romania]]
| height      = 1.81 m
| position      = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub   = 
| clubnumber    =
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Viitorul Timișoara
| years1        = 1990–1999 |clubs1 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] |caps1 = 166 |goals1 = 12
| years2        = 1991–1992 |clubs2 = → [[CSP UM Timișoara|UM Timișoara]] (loan)         |caps2 =     |goals2 = 
| years3        = 1992–1993 |clubs3 = → [[FC CFR Timișoara|CFR Timișoara]] (loan)        |caps3 =     |goals3 = 
| years4        = 1994–1995 |clubs4 = → [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] (loan)                  |caps4 = 3   |goals4 = 0
| years5        = 1999–2004 |clubs5 = [[ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa|Gloria Bistriţa]]       |caps5 = 117 |goals5 = 3
| years6        = 2004–2006 |clubs6 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] |caps6 = 14  |goals6 = 0
| totalcaps      = 300    |totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 =
| pcupdate       = 19 August 2011
| ntupdate       = 25 November 2009
| manageryears1 = 2007
| manageryears2 = 2009
| manageryears3 = 2009–2010
| manageryears4 = 2010–2011
| manageryears5 = 2011–2012
| manageryears6 = 2012–2013
| manageryears7 = 2013
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] (caretaker)
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] (caretaker)
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica II Timișoara]]
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] (assistant)
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]]
| managerclubs6 = [[ACS Poli Timișoara]]
| managerclubs7 = [[ACS Poli Timișoara]] (sporting director)
}}

'''Valentin Adrian Velcea''' (born 5 September 1973 in [[Sadova, Dolj|Sadova]]) is a retired [[Romania]]n football [[midfielder]] and manager.

==Club career==

===Politehnica Timișoara===
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 [[ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa|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==

===Politehnica Timișoara===
Velcea was assistant manager from 2006 to 2009 when he was promoted to [[FC Politehnica II Timișoara|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 [[Gavril Balint|Gabi Balint]] was sacked just one week before the final. However, Velcea loses both finals, first 0–2 at [[Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu|home]] against [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] in 2007 and the other one in 2009 at [[Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu (1963)|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<ref>{{cite web|title=13 cluburi din Liga I au primit licenţa pentru sezonul 2011–2012|url=http://frf.ro/sectiune/stiri/articol/licentiere-13-cluburi-liga-i-au-primit-licenta-sezonul-2011-2012|date=31 May 2011|publisher=FRF|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115053421/http://frf.ro/sectiune/stiri/articol/licentiere-13-cluburi-liga-i-au-primit-licenta-sezonul-2011-2012|archive-date=15 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Dušan Uhrin, Jr.]] left the team in July, and Velcea was appointed the new manager of the team on 4 August 2011.<ref name="politehnica">{{cite web | url = http://www.poli.tm.ro/fcpt/stire.php?id=398  | title = Velcea appointed new Politehnica manager | access-date = 4 August 2011 | publisher=politimisoara.com}}</ref>

=== Coaching stats ===
{{updated|5 August 2013}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=7|Record
|-
!G !! W !! D !! L !! GF !! GA !! Win %
|-
|[[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]]
|19 March 2007
|11 June 2007
{{WDL|13|7|1|5|for=16|against=16}}
|-
|[[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]]
| 1 June 2009
|30 June 2009
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=0|against=4}}
|-
|[[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica II Timișoara]]
| 1 July 2009
|30 June 2010
{{WDL|30|11|6|13|for=32|against=36}}
|-
|[[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]]
|27 July 2011
|30 June 2012
{{WDL|33|21|8|4|for=58|against=20}}
|-
|[[ACS Poli Timișoara]]
|15 August 2012
|10 October 2013
{{WDL|35|16|12|7|for=49|against=27}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|113|55|27|31|for=155|against=103}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
;Politehnica Timișoara
*[[Liga II]] (1): [[1994–95 Divizia B|1994–95]]

===Coach===

;FC Politehnica Timișoara
*[[Liga II]] (1): [[2011–12 Liga II#Seria II|2011–2012]]
;ACS Poli Timișoara
*[[Liga II]] Runner-up (1): [[2012–13 Liga II|2012–13]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|2088/valentin-adrian-velcea}}
*[http://www.poli.tm.ro/fcpt/jucator.php?id=1 Official FCPT profile]

{{ACS Poli Timișoara managers}}
{{FC Politehnica Timișoara managers}}

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Romanian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Romanian football managers]]
[[Category:Liga I players]]
[[Category:Liga II players]]
[[Category:FC Politehnica Timișoara players]]
[[Category:CSF CFR Timișoara players]]
[[Category:FC UTA Arad players]]
[[Category:ACF Gloria Bistrița players]]
[[Category:FC Politehnica Timișoara managers]]
[[Category:ACS Poli Timișoara managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Dolj County]]

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