Stanislav Luca

Stanislav Luca (born 28 June 1986) is a Moldovan football manager and former player who is currently the assistant head coach of the Moldova U21 national team.

Stanislav Luca

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Moldova U21 (assistant)
Youth career
	Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Zimbru Chișinău	1	(0)
2007–2014	Rapid Ghidighici	178	(26)
2014–2015	Costuleni	12	(0)
2015–2016	Spicul Chișcăreni
2016–2017	Ungheni	5	(0)
2017	Sfîntul Gheorghe	13	(0)
Managerial career
2021–2023	Sfîntul Gheorghe
2024–2025	Moldova U19 (assistant)
2025	Moldova U21 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 August 2024

Playing career

Born in Chișinău, Moldova, Luca started his career with Zimbru Chișinău, where he made his senior debut in the 2003–04 season. He later spent eight seasons with Rapid Ghidighici from 2007 to 2014,^[1] after which he played for Costuleni, Spicul Chișcăreni and Ungheni. He finished his playing career with Sfîntul Gheorghe in 2017.^[2]

Managerial career

In January 2018, he became a coach at Sfîntul Gheorghe.^[1] In 2018, he was the head coach of the reserve team of the club, with which he won the Championship. In 2019, he was appointed assistant coach of the first team, a position he held until he was appointed head coach in September 2021, the position he held until 2023. In 2024 he became the Assistant Coach of Moldova U-19 and one year later with the same position he went to Moldova U-21. ^[3]