Valerică Marius Găman (born 25 February 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga I club Hermannstadt.[1]

Valerică Găman
Găman with Romania in 2012
Personal information
Full name Valerică Marius Găman
Date of birth (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35)
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
0000–2006 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

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

  1. ^ "Valerică Găman a semnat în Liga 1 » Unde a ajuns fostul fundaș de la FCSB și CSU Craiova".
  2. ^ Marius Șumudică preia un lot cu noutăți Găman și Bărboianu Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Valerică Găman at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

External links edit