Mid-season information

Finances of the team on the bank of Stoke-on-Trent are at the minimum limit of the Premier League. Unfortunately the money obtained from the sale of tickets are not as of the top Premier League teams, teams like Everton, Tottenham or Aston Villa, not even to mention the teams from the Big Four.

The highest wage at the club is by far the one of Paulo Henrique, one that is around € 3.000.000.

In my first 27 games with Stoke City I managed to achieve the following record: 11 games won, 4 games drawn, 12 games lost, 55 goals scored and 47 goals conceded.

Here are the latest transfers that I made at Stoke City in the first part of January (2011). The most important names that arrived at the club are Ivo Pekalski, Yacine Brahimi and Cheikou Kouyate. On the departure list we have experienced Eidur Gudjohnsen, Sanli Tuncay and Rory Delap.

First Stoke wins

My mighty potters

This seasons best transfer made by Stoke City is the wonderkid from Brazil, Paulo Henrique, who will sure make a big impact on the team. The tireless midfielder is at the moment one of the best players at the club.

Another talented youngster is Ryan Shawcross, who alongside Robert Huth will strive to maintain Thomas Sorensen's clean sheet.

Tomas Necid, the target man born in the Czech Republic, currently just on loan from CSKA Moscow. Stoke City can sign Necid for 5,250,000 euros.

Jonathan Cristaldo is the new kid on the Premier League block, all the way from Velez in Argentina. Let's hope his addition to the squad will be great.

And now, here are all the players in the Stoke City squad.

Kenwyne Jones has just arrived from Sunderland for a record of 9.250.000 euros.

Turkish player Tuncay Sanli will improve the Stoke reputation alongside Eidur Gudjohnsen in this year.

Between the posts Thomas Sorensen, probably the best goalkeeper at saving penalties.

The board is confident at the moment.

At last... all my transfers in the first transfer period.

Who is Stoke City ?

Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Founded in 1863, Stoke are the oldest club in the English Premier League, and are considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts County. They play in the Premier League after winning promotion in 2008, prior to this Stoke had not participated in top flight football for twenty one years. Their first major trophy was won in the 1972 League Cup Final, when they beat Chelsea 2–1. The club have won the Football League Trophy on two occasions, firstly in 1992 and most recently in 2000. Their highest league finish in the top division is 4th in which they achieved this in the 1935-36 and 1946-47 seasons. They have also competed in European football in 1972 and 1974.

Stoke play their home fixtures at the Britannia Stadium, a 28,384 all-seater stadium reduced to 27,598 after segregation. The stadium was opened in 1997 they previously played at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is The Potters after the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trend and their home kit is a red and white vertically striped shirt with white shorts and white socks.

Stoke have always enjoyed passionate, popular and loyal support. 51,000 turned out to watch Stoke play Arsenal in 1937 at the old Victoria Ground. A capacity 28,000 regularly turn out to see them in the Premier League.

Welcome 2011 !

Another year has just started and I am proud to announce that the andreifootballmanager.blogspot.com will continue providing you with ecstatic information about my game progress.

After four years at the helm of FC Steaua Bucharest, I decided to embrace the FM 11 online world alongside some of my friends. After a long discussion related to the country and club choice, we decided to go to England, more precisely to the Barclays Premier League. After a random draw Lady Luck decided that I will manage Stoke City.

Goals galore of season 2013/14

The first goal that I will present you is the one scored by Vukojevic in the 53rd minute away from home against FC Timisoara.

This goal was scored in the 78th minute after a great run of Ramiro Vitorino away at FCM Tg.Mures.

Another eurogoal by Vukojevic, this time scored home against Unirea Alba-Iulia in the 55th minute.

A cracking goal scored by romanian striker Raul Rusescu away at Gloria Bistrita in the 7th minute.

An easy goal scored at Cluj against CFR by Andrej Kramaric in the 10th minute of the game.

Steaua retain 4th consecutive title

One again FC Steaua Bucharest managed to win the Liga I title bringing glory to all her fans. The fourth season was easier than expected at the beginning, but with a little luck and a lot of hard work we managed to pull off an exceptional performance. The most notable things that happened this season were the sacking of Lopez Caro from Vaslui after 3 and half years at the helm of the club, and of course the move of Victor Piturca from Craiova to Vaslui for 110K.

Here is the updated list of all the players that left the club in the last four years. The most notable names added at the end of the season are Damien Le Tallec, Andrej Kramaric and Adrian Mutu.

The most important transfers of the season that just ended were the ones of Andrej Kramaric from Steaua Bucharest to Shakhtar Donetsk for 16,500,000 € and Marco Perez from CFR Cluj to Celtic Glasgow for 8,000,000 €.

The season ended for Steaua Bucharest with a fantastic 7-1 home win agains FC Botosani.

These are all the press statements released after the club has retained the title.

This is the news from ProSport regarding the match that made Steaua lift the 4th consecutive title.

4th season race

I am already in the 4^th season with FC Steaua Bucharest and I am glad to say that I managed to win the first possible 3 titles in the Romanian Liga I. At the moment the title race is going better than last year where I had to struggle until the last minutes of the year to gain glory.

Below we have the current Steaua Bucharest squad stats until 12.4.2014.

The league table is smiling at my team until now.

5-1 win again arch-rivals Dinamo Bucharest and 6-0 win against Rapid Bucharest.

I am very sad that Kramaric had to leave the club in the winter transfer period, but life goes on. I am very very thankful for his contribution at the club over the last seasons.

Steaua power

Dušan Kuciak was part of Zilina youth academy, where he was an exponential player for his side. Aged 16, he signed his first contract with the Slovak Supeliga side AS Trencin. He arrived at Steaua from Vaslui after being released on a free.

On 26 May 2008 Ciprian signed a five-year contract with Steaua Bucharest, with a reported transfer fee of around 1,500,000 euros, but he was loaned back to Gloria Bistrita for the 2008/09 season, because he had no chance to play for Steaua while Robinson Zapata was still there.

João Pedro do Espírito Santo Gonçalves (born 18 January 1988 in Amadora) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Steaua Bucharest, a right defender from Sporting Lisboa youth academy.

Cornel Râpă made his debut for Steaua in 2011, after playing for Otelul Galati a couple of seasons. At the moment Cornel is the most influential player in the Steaua squad, he is the number one captain.

Marios Ouzounidis began his career at AEK Athens in June 2011 but failed to make a league appearance during his 2 years at the club. During this time he also spent time on loan AE Limassol , making 8 league appearances and scoring one goal. Ouzounidis joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in July 2013.

Igor Pita, 24 arrived at Steaua from Academica for a fee of 575K in 2013. Igor Pita started his career at Clube Desportivo Nacional in 2006/07, breaking into the first-team in 2007 and making a total of 7 appearances. Igor Pita joined current club Steaua Bucharest in January 2013 and has currently made 14 league appearances for the club.

Mihai Mircea Nesu signed his first professional contract in 2001 with Steaua, after the club paid 6.000 dollars for his. He debuted on April 2002 in a game against Petrolul which was ended 1-1. Nesu completed a transfer deal with FC Utrecht which will see him move to the club on August 2008. Nesu rejoined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in August 2012 and has since made a further 17 appearances for the club.

Verkhovtsov made his Belarus debut in June 2008 against Finlad. Dzmitry began his career at Naftan Novopolotsk in 2006. He joined FC Steaua Bucharest in January 2012 and has currently made 47 league appearances and scored 9 goals for the club.

Paulo Cesar Menezes began his football career at Fluminense. He joined FC Steaua Bucharest for 450K. He has spent his entire professional career at Steaua where he has made 47 league appearances, scoring one goal.

Dorian Dervite began his career at LOSC Lille Metropole in 04/05. Dervite moved to Tottenham in 06/07. During this time he joined Southend on loan, then moved to Villareal. He joined Steaua in July 2012 and has currently made 35 league appearances and scored 3 goals for the club.

Juan Camilo Saiz started his career at CD Envigado FC in 2008, breaking into the first-team in 2011 and making a total 9 league appearances. During this time he also spent time on loan at Argentinos Juniors, making 10 league appearances and scoring one goal. He also played for MTK Budapesta, FC Volendam and Bellinzona AC. Saiz joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in July 2013 and has currently made 3 league appearances for the club.

Jiri Blaha started his career at Brno in June 2010 making a total of 16 league appearances. Blaha joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in January 2012 and has currently made 9 league appearances and scored one goal for the club.

In his early career Vukojevic started to play football at Mladost Zdralovi and then moved to NK Bjelovar befor starting his professional career at Slaven Belupo in 2003. He moved to Lierse in 2005 but was not granted a chance to prove his talent and returned to Croatia later that year to Dinamo Zagreb. On May 2008, Vukojevic signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv. Ognjen joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in June 2013 after being released on a free by D.Kyiv.

Juliano Real Pacheco began his career at SC Internacional in April 2003. Juliano joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest for 200K in June 2011 and has currently made 29 league appearances and scored one goal for the club.

Adrian Ropotan began his career at the youth academy of the Steaua arch-rivals Dinamo Bucharest, but later joined Russian side Dinamo Moscow. He joined recently Steaua Bucharest after being released on a free by Dinamo Moscow.

Ivo Pekalski started his career at Landskrona BoIS in 2006, Sweden, breaking into the first-team in 2007 and making a total of 55 league appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club. In July 2009 he joined Malmo FF, after which he joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest for 1.5M in June 2011. At Steaua he has currently made 68 league appearances and scored 11 goals.

Aristide Diallo started his career at Ivory Coasta team ASEC in 2011. After one year he joined Hungarian squad Debrecen for 65K. Currently he is playing for FC Steaua Bucharest.

Michael van Dijk, born on 9.19.1994 in Zaandam (Holland) joined FC Steaua Bucharest in 2012 from AZ Alkmaar.

Zeljko Filipovic began his career at NK Domzale in 05/06. In 07/08 he joined Bonifika and one year later NK Olimpija Ljubljana, making 27 league appearances and scoring one goal. Filipovic signed for FC Steaua Bucharest in January 2012 and has currently made 13 league appearances for the club.

Mihai Onicas began his career at CFM Universitatea Cluj-Napoca in 05/06. Onicas moved FC Steaua Bucharest in January 2006. During this time he established himself as a very important team player.

Eric Bicfalvi began his career at Fink Fester in 05/06, joining one year later CS Jiul Petrosani, making 15 league appearances. Bicfalvi joined FC Steaua Bucharest for 300K in 2007/08 and has currently made 40 league appearances and scored 3 goals for the club.

Steaua creativity

Ramiro Vitorino, born in Vendas Novas (Portugal) is one of the most talented players that ever played for FC Steaua Bucharest. He started his career at the youth academy of Sporting Lisboa in 2012. Later that years Steaua splashed a record 5 milion euros to sign him from the Portuguese side. At the moment he is the numer 10 in the Steaua squad.

Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes or simply Danny started his career at Clube Sport Maritimo in 2000, breaking into the first-team squad in 2001 and making 19 league appearances and scoring 5 goals for the club. In January 2005 he joined Dinamo Moscow for 3.5M and made 96 appearances and scored 16 goals. In August 2008 he joined Zenit St. Petersburg for a record amount of 30M, club for which he scored another 20 league goals. Danny joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in August 2013 after being released on a free from Zenit.

Diogo Justino Medeiros began his career at AE Jataiense in February 2008. Diogo moved to CA Taboao da Serra in April 2008 and then AD Sao Caetana in September 2008 but managed just one league appearance for the club. Diogo joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in Marh 2012 and has currently made 17 league appearances and scored 8 goals for the club.

Alberto Contrera started his career at C Olimpia in 2008, breaking into the first-team in 2009 and making a total of 17 league appearances. Contrere joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in August 2012 and has currently made one league appearance for the club.

Pantelis Kapetanos started his career at Kozani in 1998, breaking into the first-team in 1999 and maiking a total of 31 league appearances and scoring 7 goals for the club. In July 2002 he joined GS Iraklis Salonika, making 74 league appearances and scoring 9 goals. In January 2006 he joined AEK Athens for 400K and scored 4 goals. Kapetanos joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in July 2008 on a free transfer and has currently made 116 league appearances and scored 59 goals.

Raul Rusescu began his career at CSM Ramnicu Valcea in 2003. Short after his football debut he joined Unirea Urziceni. Rusescu joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in August 2011 and has currently made 47 league appearances and scored 23 goals for the club.

Wieslaw Adamczyk, born in Poznan (Poland), on 2.7.1994 joined FC Steaua Bucharest from home town club Lech Poznan in 2011 for 1.2M. He is currently one of the hottest prospect in the Steaua squad.

Andrei Voican began his career at the arch-rivals of the Steaua, Dinamo Bucharest in 2004. He was sent in his early career years in loan at Universitatea Cluj and Ariesul Turda. Voican joined FC Steaua Bucharest for 200K in June 2012.

Bas Nok began his career at FC Twente in July 2012. Nok joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in July 2013 and has currently made 2 league appearances for the club,

Rodrigo Pastorini started his career at Danubio Futbol Club in 2004, breaking into the first-team in 2009 making a total of 14 league appearances. In 2010/11 je joined Defensor Sporting Club where he scored 5 goals. In July 2012 he joined Sporting Club Vaslui for 1.6M and made 31 league appearances scoring 21 goals. Pastorini joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in July 2013 and has currently made 10 league appearances and scored 5 goals for the club.

Paulo Roberto Couto, born on 4.2.1996 in Rio das Ostras (RJ) (Brazil) started his career for Fluminense. In his early years he also spent time on loan at Atletico Paranaense. He joined current club FC Steaua Bucharest in 2013.

Miguel Maria Medina Miranda arrived at FC Steaua Bucharest in 2012 form Sprt Colombia. Medina in one of the best youngsters at the club.