Valentin Stanchev (; born 25 October 1968) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Vratsa, Valentin Stanchev played in his career for Botev Vratsa, Chernomorets Burgas, Spartak Varna, Shanghai Shenhua, CSKA Sofia, Sachsen Leipzig and Cherno More Varna.
On 26 May 1999, Stanchev scored for the 1âÂÂ0 win for CSKA in the final of Bulgarian Cup against Litex Lovech.
He coached Emil Kuzmanov in his later days.