Valentin Stanchev (; born 25 October 1968) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Born in Vratsa, Valentin Stanchev played in his career for Botev Vratsa, Chernomorets Burgas, Spartak Varna, Shanghai Shenhua, CSKA Sofia, Sachsen Leipzig and Cherno More Varna.

Valentin Stanchev

On 26 May 1999, Stanchev scored for the 1–0 win for CSKA in the final of Bulgarian Cup against Litex Lovech.

Valentin Stanchev

Honours

As a player

Shanghai Shenhua

Chinese Jia-A League

Runner-up (1): 1996–97

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian Cup

Winner (1): 1998–99

References

Living people

1968 births

Bulgarian men's footballers

Bulgaria men's international footballers

Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers

Bulgarian football managers

POFC Botev Vratsa players

FC Chernomorets Burgas players

FC Spartak Varna players

Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players

PFC CSKA Sofia players

FC Sachsen Leipzig players

PFC Cherno More Varna players

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Expatriate men's footballers in China

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in China

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Men's association football forwards

Sportspeople from Vratsa

Valentin Stanchev