Valerică Găman
 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | FC Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | FC Universitatea 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) |
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 25 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | CS Universitatea Craiova | 32 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hermannstadt | 31 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Romania | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024 | |||
Valerică Marius Găman (born 25 February 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga I club Hermannstadt.[1]
Club career[edit]
Universitatea Craiova[edit]
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 București, and returned to Craiova in July.
Astra Giurgiu[edit]
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.[2]
Personal life[edit]
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.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 25 April 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Al-Shabab | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2020–21 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| CS Universitatea Craiova | 2021–22 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Hermannstadt | 2023–24 | Liga I | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 369 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 418 | 28 | |||
International[edit]
- As of 4 September 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
International goals[edit]
| # | 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[edit]
Club[edit]
Astra Giurgiu
Universitatea Craiova
References[edit]
- ^ "Valerică Găman a semnat în Liga 1 » Unde a ajuns fostul fundaș de la FCSB și CSU Craiova".
- ^ 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[edit]
- Valerică Găman at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Valerică Găman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valerică Găman – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Valerică Găman at FBref.com
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