As his professional playing career drew to a close with CF Brăila in 2012, Stan moved into coaching, while continuing to play at county level for
Metalul Buzău. He initially worked as an assistant coach to
Eugen Baștină at
Dunărea Galați in
Liga II. He later took over as head coach after Baștină was dismissed in September 2012, following the opening rounds of the season. During this period, he was also involved in an on-field incident while playing for Metalul Buzău in a lower-league match, in which he was struck and required medical attention. Stan resigned from Dunărea Galați in March 2013, alongside other members of the coaching staff, following an administrative breach involving an ineligible player during a league match. In 2013, he took charge of Metalul Buzău in
Liga IV Buzău County. He later moved to FC Puiești in the summer of 2014 and joined Voința Buftea in
Liga IV Ilfov County for the second half of the
2014–15 season. In July 2015, he returned to
Metalul Buzău after being appointed head coach of the team. He led the side to a runners-up finish in the
2015–16 season and subsequently to the Liga IV Buzău County title, securing promotion to
Liga III after winning the promotion play-off at the end of the
2016–17 season. In the following years, he remained in charge of Metalul Buzău and guided the team to consecutive Liga III titles in the
2022–23 and
2023–24 seasons, resulting in promotion to
Liga II. ==Honours==