CS Viitorul Dăești

Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Dăești, commonly known as Viitorul Dăești, is a Romanian football club originally from Dăești, Vâlcea County and currently playing in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system, after was promoted at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[1]

Viitorul Dăești

Full name	Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Dăești
Nickname(s)	Dăeștenii (The Dăești People)
Short name	Viitorul
Founded	2012; 11 years ago (2012)
Ground	Municipal / Gheorghe Ciociu
Capacity	12,000 / 1,500 (500 seated)
Owner	Dăești Commune
Chairman	Vasile Panait
Manager	Cristian Munteanu
League	Liga III
2021–22	Liga III, Seria VI, 2nd
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Viitorul Dăești was established in the summer of 2012 at the initiative of George Popolan, the mayor of Dăești commune.^[2] The club was enrolled directly in the Liga IV – Vâlcea County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football, and finished their first season on 5th place in the North Series.

Viitorul continued to play in the North Series of the Liga IV – Vâlcea County ranking 4th in the 2013–14 season and 3rd in the 2014–15 season, and 11th in the 2015–16 season played in a single series.

In the 2016–17 season, Viitorul Dăești, coached by Cosmin Ursu, won the Liga IV – Vâlcea County qualifying for the promotion play-off to Liga III, but lost to AS Milcov (0–0 at home and 0–2 away), the winner of Liga IV – Olt County.^[3][4][5]

In the 2017–18 season, Viitorul finished the regular season in third place, eleven points behind first place Flacăra Horezu with no chance of promotion, and Cosmin Ursu was replaced with Gabriel Mangalagiu who led the club to finish as runners-up in the play-off.^[6]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Viitorul promoted to Liga III winning Liga IV – Vâlcea County and the promotion play-off played against Real Bradu (2–1 at Bradu and 3–0 at Dăești), the winner of Liga IV – Argeș County. The squad led by Gabriel Mangalagiu was composed of among others by Dragoș Geantă, Ion Armeanu, Octavian Vasile, Ioan Săraru, Andrei Fistogeanu, Lucian Iordache, Ionuț Lăzărescu, Florian Pârvu, Gabriel Rizea, Leonard Săraru, Raul Horumbă, George Neacșu, Marian Roșianu, Ion Marian, Alin Bucei, Ștefan Pașoi, Cătălin Moldoveanu and Bogdan Preda.^[7][8]

The 2019–20 campaign saw the debut of Viitorul in Liga III, "Dăeștenii" finished on eleventh place in the 4th Series in a season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.^[9][10]

After a mediocre start of the 2020–21 season, ninth place with just three points in four rounds, Mangalagiu was sacked and replaced with Lucian Giurcă.^[11] A month later, Petre Gigiu was appointed the new head coach, but he was replaced in January with Adrian Popa who, with a core of players such as Florin Costea, Lucian Iordache, Florian Pârvu, Samson Nwabueze or Cristian Munteanu among others, leads the club on third place in its series at the end of the season.^[12][13]

The 2021–22 season was a successful campaign, finishing second in both the regular season and the play-off of 6th series, Viitorul qualify for promotion play-offs to Liga II, losing in the first round to Odorheiu Secuiesc, 0–2 on aggregate.

Honours

Liga III

• Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Liga IV – Vâlcea County

• Winners (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
• Runners-up (1): 2017–18

Players

First team squad

As of 13 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ROU Iustin Lungu (on loan from CSU II Craiova) 3 FW   ROU Florin Costea 4 DF   ROU Denis Prunaru 5 MF   NGA Ibrahim Yahaya 6 DF   NGA Samson Nwabueze 7 MF   ROU Florian Pârvu (Vice-Captain) 8 MF   BRA Thiago Garcia 9 FW   ROU Dragoș Popa (on loan from CSU II Craiova) 10 MF   ROU Radu Bîrzan 11 MF   ROU Andrei Popolan 12 GK   ROU Mihai Cotolan 14 DF   ROU Mario Diaconescu (on loan from Ripensia)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   CMR Wilfred Njindja 16 MF   ROU Marian Ghiță 17 MF   ROU Eduard Neacșu 18 FW   ROU Robert Grecu 20 DF   ROU Lucian Iordache (Captain) 21 FW   ROU Daniel Nicula 22 MF   ROU Octavian Vasile 28 DF   ROU Cristian Munteanu 34 DF   ROU Cătălin Pârvulescu 98 FW   FRA William Pahama — MF   ROU Ionuț Cioinac — FW   CMR Franck Tchassem

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner   Dăești Commune President   Vasile Panait

Current technical staff Role Name Manager   Cristian Munteanu Masseur   Costel Măianu

League history

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2022–23 3 Liga III (Seria VI) TBD TBD 2021–22 3 Liga III (Seria VI) 2nd Second Round 2020–21 3 Liga III (Seria VII) 3rd Fourth Round 2019–20 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 11th 2018–19 4 Liga IV – Vâlcea County 1st (C) Promoted

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2017–18 4 Liga IV – Vâlcea County 2nd 2016–17 4 Liga IV – Vâlcea County 1st (C) 2015–16 4 Liga IV – Vâlcea County 11th 2014–15 4 Liga IV – Vâlcea County (North Series) 3rd 2013–14 4 Liga IV – Vâlcea County (North Series) 4th

Notable former players

The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Viitorul and also played in Liga I for another team.

•   Adrian Albinaru
•   Florin Cioablă
•   Florin Costea
•   Cristian Munteanu
•   Samson Nwabueze
•   Florian Pârvu
•   Cătălin Pârvulescu
•   Cosmin Ursu

References

1. "3–0, scor final la Dăești. Viitorul este in Liga 3!" [3–0, final score in Dăești. Viitorul is in League 3!]. arenavalceana.ro. from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.(in Romanian)
2. "Viitorul Dăești și-a încropit lotul pentru noul sezon de Liga a IV-a" [Viitorul Dăești has named its squad for the new Liga IV season]. arenavalceana.ro. from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.(in Romanian)
3. "Viitorul Dăești este noua campioană a Vâlcii!" [Viitorul Dăești is the new champion of Vâlcea!]. arenavalceana.ro. from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.(in Romanian)
4. "Cu 1.500 de spectatori în jurul terenului, campioanele din Vâlcea și Olt au fost egale în mocirlă, la Dăești. Promovarea în Liga 3 se decide în retur" [With 1,500 spectators around the field, the champions from Vâlcea and Olt were equal in the mud, in Dăești. Promotion to League 3 is decided in return]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.(in Romanian)
5. "Milcov, mai norocoasă ca Dăeștiul! Campioana județului Olt a promovat în Liga 3" [Milcov, luckier than Dăești! Olt county champion promoted to League 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.(in Romanian)
6. "Viitorul Dăești și-a schimbat antrenorul! Noul tehnician vine de la Liga a III-a" [Viitorul Dăești has changed his coach! The new technician comes from the 3rd League]. arenavalceana.ro. from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.(in Romanian)
7. "Viitorul Dăești înscrie al doilea gol la Bradu. 2-1 scor final" [Viitorul Dăesti scores the second goal at Bradu. 2-1 final score]. arenavalceana.ro. from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.(in Romanian)
8. "Dăeștiul ajunge, în premieră, în Liga a 3-a și îl așteaptă în atac pe Florin Costea" [Dăești reaches, for the first time, in the 3rd League and awaits Florin Costea in the attack]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.(in Romanian)
9. "Așteptarea a luat sfârșit! Viitorul Dăești debutează în Liga a III-a" [The wait is over! Viitorul Dăești debuts in the League III]. arenavalceana.ro. from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.(in Romanian)
10. "Campionatul Ligii 3 a fost "înghețat"! Decizia FRF în privința retrogradatelor și promovatelor" [The League 3 Championship was "frozen"! The decision of the FRF regarding relegations and promotions]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.(in Romanian)
11. "Echipa la care joacă Florin Costea și-a schimbat antrenorul. Rezultatele obținute în debutul noii ediții a Ligii 3 n-a mulțumit conducerea" [The team where Florin Costea plays has changed its coach. The results obtained in the debut of the new edition of League 3 did not satisfy the management]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.(in Romanian)
12. "Petre Gigiu va antrena din nou în România, după o pauză de zece ani cu experiențe în Africa și Asia. Echipa din Liga 3 pe care a preluat-o" [Petre Gigiu will coach again in Romania, after a ten-year break with experiences in Africa and Asia. The League 3 team he took over]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.(in Romanian)
13. "Adrian Popa, Cristian Munteanu și Gabriel Precup, trioul care întărește Viitorul Dăești! Gabriel Mangalagiu preia Flacăra Horezu" [Adrian Popa, Cristian Munteanu and Gabriel Precup, the trio that strengthens Viitorul Dăești! Gabriel Mangalagiu takes over the Flacăra Horezu.]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.(in Romanian)

External links

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