Stelian Stancu (born 22 September 1981) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right back or right midfielder for teams such as Sportul Studențesc, Steaua București, FC Timișoara, Khazar Lankaran or Academica Clinceni, among others.
Stancu made his debut playing for Astra Ploiești in 2000, before being loaned to Metalul Plopeni and joining the squad of Sportul Studențesc of Bucharest in 2002.
After Sportul was relegated, he joined Steaua București on 31 August 2006, where he appeared in 17 league matches.
He transferred to FC Timișoara in the summer break of 2007 for a reported fee of €200,000.
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