Valerică Găman
Valerică Marius Găman (born 25 February 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga I side Astra Giurgiu.
 Găman with Romania in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valerică Marius Găman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Băilești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Astra Giurgiu | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC U Craiova | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | FC U Craiova | 90 | (3) |
| 2011 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 126 | (15) |
| 2016–2018 | Karabükspor | 27 | (0) |
| 2018 | FCSB | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Shabab | 27 | (1) |
| 2020– | Astra Giurgiu | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Romania | 14 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2017 | |||
Club career
Universitatea Craiova
He was the captain of Universitatea Craiova and a regular player for Romania U21. In February 2011 he was declared free agent, but in the meantime he signed a new contract with U Craiova, from 1 July 2011. So he played in the Spring of 2011 for Dinamo Bucureşti, and returned to Craiova in July.
Astra Giurgiu
Following the disaffiliation of Universitatea, Găman was again declared free agent and signed on 3 August 2011 a contract for five years with Astra Giurgiu.[1]
Personal life
He has two brothers, one of them is Robert Irinel who was also a footballer at Universitatea Craiova and the other one is George who is a football referee.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 October 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2006–07 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 90 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 95 | 4 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2010–11 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2011–12 | Liga I | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 2 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 35 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 126 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 17 | |||
| Karabükspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| FCSB | 2017–18 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Al-Shabab | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 281 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 22 | |||
International
- As of 4 September 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 0.13 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0.06 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2012 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania |  Andorra | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
References
- Marius Șumudică preia un lot cu noutăți Găman și Bărboianu Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Craiova: Walter, vânătorul Ştiinţei. Vezi povestea celor trei fraţi Găman" [Craiova: Walter, Ştiinţa's hunter. See the story of the three Gaman brothers] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- Valerică Găman at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
- Valerică Găman at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Valerică Găman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valerică Găman – UEFA competition record
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