Stănici was born on 17 September 1969 in
Bucharest, Romania and began playing football at local club
Sportul Studențesc. He made his
Divizia A debut on 28 May 1986 under coach Constantin Ardeleanu in a 2–2 draw against
Victoria București. He played his first three games in European competitions during the
1986–87 UEFA Cup, helping Sportul get past
Omonia Nicosia, being eliminated in the following round by
Gent. In the
following edition of the same competition he played five games as they got past
GKS Katowice, then
Peter Schmeichel and
Brian Laudrup's
Brøndby, winning the second leg 3–0 after an away loss by the same score, securing a historic penalty shootout qualification to the third round where they were defeated by
Hellas Verona. At the end of 1989, Stănici signed a contract with
Dinamo București, but it was annulled due to the outbreak of the
1989 Romanian Revolution. He made his
Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 10 August, as coach
László Dajka used him the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against
Csepel. On 17 August, he scored his first goal in the league from a penalty kick in a 4–1 win against
Stadler. Stănici also played in both legs of the
1996–97 UEFA Cup loss to
Barry Town. On 10 May 1997 he made his last Nemzeti Bajnokság I appearance in a 2–2 draw against
Zalaegerszeg, having a total of 21 matches with five goals netted in the competition. Afterwards, coach Dajka used him as a starter in the first leg of the
1997 Magyar Kupa final as BVSC lost 8–0 on aggregate to
MTK Budapest. In May 1998, he became a player for the American
Minnesota Thunder, competing in the
USL First Division (second tier). In the
1998 regular season, Stănici helped the team earn a second place in the Central Division group. In the
1999 USL A-League season, Stănici was a reserve player and during the competition he terminated his contract with Minnesota Thunder. In April 2000, together with 16 other players, he accused the board of inducing the players to lose a match against Chimica Târnăveni. He served as coach for
Unirea Urziceni during the second part of the
2004–05 Divizia B season in which he also played one game, helping the team finish in fifth place. ==International career==