Valentin Stanchev

Valentin Stanchev (Валентин Станчев; 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.

He coached Emil Kuzmanov in his later days.

As a player

 * Shanghai Shenhua:
 * Chinese Jia-A League
 * Runner-up (1): 1996–97


 * CSKA Sofia:
 * Bulgarian Cup
 * Winner (1): 1998–99