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. On 26 May 1999, Stanchev scored for the 1–0 win for CSKA in the final of Bulgarian Cup against Litex Lovech. 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 footballers Bulgaria international footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers Bulgarian football managers FC Botev Vratsa players FC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC 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 footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Germany Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in China Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Association football forwards People from Vratsa