 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 | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Romania | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023 | |||
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
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 București, 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.[2]
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.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 December 2023[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 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 355 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 404 | 27 | |||
International
- 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
| # | 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
Club
Astra Giurgiu
Universitatea Craiova
References
- ↑ "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
- 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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