Career
He is the manager of Football Club Politehnica Timișoara. Politehnica Timișoara Velcea was assistant manager from 2006 to 2009 when he was promoted to Politehnica II Timişoara before he returned as assistant in 2010 after poor results. He also was two times cartaker manager and plays two Romanian Cup finals after Alin Artimon resigned and Gabi Balint was sacked just one week before the final.
However, Velcea loses both finals, first 0–2 at home against Rapid Bucureşti in 2007 and the other one in 2009 at Tudor Vladimirescu stadium 3–0 against CFR Cluj.
Although Politehnica Timișoara finished on the second place in the 2010-2011 Liga I, the team was relegated to Liga II after the license necessary to play in the first division was denied by Romanian Football Federation and Dušan Uhrin, Junior. left the team in July, and Velcea was appointed the new manager of the team on 4 August 2011. Coaching stats As of 5 August 2013 American College of Surgeons Poli Timișoara.