Victor Stănculescu (football manager)

Victor Stănculescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-07-02)2 July 1934
Place of birth Frătești, Romania
Date of death 12 April 2024(2024-04-12) (aged 89)
Place of death Chicago, United States
Managerial career
Years Team
1963 Rapid București
1970 Progresul București
1970–1974 Yanga
1975 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
1984 Rapid București
1985 Bihor Oradea
1994–1995 Maldives
1995–1996 Bahrain
1997–1998 Tampines Rovers

Victor Stănculescu (2 July 1934 – 12 April 2024) was a Romanian professional football manager.

Early life

Stănculescu was born on 2 July 1934 in Frătești, Romania.[1] He had a sister.[2]

Career

He was assistant manager of Romanian side Rapid. He helped the club win the league.[3] In 1970, he was appointed manager of Tanzanian side Yanga. In 1974, he was appointed manager of Romanian side Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 1993, he was appointed manager of the Maldives national football team. In 1995, he was appointed manager of the Bahrain national football team. In 1997, he was appointed manager of Singaporean side Tampines Rovers.

Management style

He was described as "insisted on playing 3-5-2".[4]

Personal life

He has lived in Chicago, United States. He has worked as a sports psychologist.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Victor Stănculescu profile". Labtof. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Victor Stănculescu: Simt din Chicago că arde Giuleștiul". gds.ro.
  3. ^ "Parfum de Glorie - Victor Stănculescu". Parfum de Glorie. 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Battle of Coaches". The New Paper.
  5. ^ "Expert drafts soccer excellence map - Asian Football Confederation coach prepares masterplan to hone talents". telegraphindia.com.