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 StudenÃÂesc, Steaua BucureÃÂti, FC TimiÃÂoara, Khazar Lankaran or Academica Clinceni, among others.
Stancu made his debut playing for Astra PloieÃÂti in 2000, before being loaned to Metalul Plopeni and joining the squad of Sportul StudenÃÂesc of Bucharest in 2002. After Sportul was relegated, he joined Steaua BucureÃÂti on 31 August 2006, where he appeared in 17 league matches. He transferred to FC TimiÃÂoara in the summer break of 2007 for a reported fee of â¬200,000. The first goal for FC TimiÃÂoara was against FC Argeàon 28 February 2009.