1. Bogdan Stancu was discovered at a trial by coach Mihai Ianovschi in 1998, who took him to the junior team of Arges Pitesti.
20 Facts About Bogdan Stancu
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In 2001, at the age of 14, Bogdan Stancu was at the youth academy of FC Arges when his father died due to heart failure.
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Bogdan Stancu was deeply affected by the loss and quit football for a few months.
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Bogdan Stancu's team won a few games with Stancu as their only goalscorer.
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Bogdan Stancu ended up making only 7 appearances for his team that season.
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Bogdan Stancu was sent to Dacia Mioveni during the pre-season but after a few days, Gigi Netoiu brought him to Unirea Urziceni.
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In May 2008, after three years at Unirea, Bogdan Stancu was transferred to Steaua Bucuresti.
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On 30 June 2008, Bogdan Stancu played his first match in Steaua's shirt in a friendly against Maribor, scoring the first goal.
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On 23 August 2008, Stancu scored his first double for Steaua against Gloria Bistrita in Liga I In his first five Liga I matches for Steaua he scored four goals.
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Bogdan Stancu managed to score four goals in several winter break friendly matches.
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Bogdan Stancu was sent off on round 4 against Otelul Galati in the 75th minute after receiving a second yellow card.
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Bogdan Stancu finished the season with 3 goals in 16 appearances.
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Bogdan Stancu scored 4 goals in his first 7 games for Orduspor.
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On 25 July 2013, after Orduspor was relegated from the Super Lig Bogdan Stancu moved to Genclerbirligi for an undisclosed fee.
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Bogdan Stancu made an immediate impact at Genclerbirligi, scoring 7 league goals in his first half season, the last of which was against his former club Galatasaray.
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On June 18,2021, Bogdan Stancu signed a 1+1 year contract with Eyupspor.
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Bogdan Stancu is an ex Romania U-21 player, gathering 15 appearances and scoring 5 goals from 2006 to 2009.
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Bogdan Stancu scored his first goal for his national side 16 minutes into his first game.
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On 29 February 2012, Bogdan Stancu scored from a header against Uruguay to earn Romania a draw.
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On 21 February 2018, Bogdan Stancu officially announced his retirement from the national team at 30 years of age after the unsuccessful qualifying campaign.