Viorel Moldovan

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Viorel Moldovan
Personal information
Full name Viorel Dinu Moldovan
Date of birth (1972-07-08) 8 July 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Bistrița, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1984–1989 Gloria Bistrița
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1993 Gloria Bistrița 86 (15)
1993–1995 Dinamo București 60 (19)
1995–1996 Neuchâtel Xamax 32 (19)
1996–1997 Grasshoppers 51 (44)
1998 Coventry City 10 (1)
1998–2000 Fenerbahçe 53 (33)
2000–2004 Nantes 69 (31)
2003 → Al-Wahda (loan) 1 (0)
2004 Servette 13 (3)
2005 Politehnica Timișoara 23 (8)
2006–2007 Rapid București 41 (15)
Total439(188)
International career
1991–1993 [1] Romania U21 16 (3)
1993–2005 [2] Romania 70 (25)
Managerial career
2007 Rapid București (sporting director)
2007–2008 Unirea Urziceni (sporting director)
2008–2009 FC Vaslui
2009–2010 FC Brașov
2010 Sportul Studențesc
2013–2014 Rapid București
2014 Romania U21
2014–2016 Romania (assistant)
2016 Auxerre
2018–2020 Chindia Târgoviște
2020–2021 Petrolul Ploiești
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972) is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently television pundit for Orange Sport.

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A former striker, Moldovan most successful years of his career were playing for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland (he was the Nationalliga A top scorer in 1996 and 1997), for Fenerbahçe between 1998 and 2000 and for Nantes between 2000 and 2004. He was a key player when Nantes won the French French Division 1 in 2001. He represented Romania in two editions of the World Cup, those held in the United States in 1994 and France in 1998, as well as two European Championships, in 1996 and 2000.

Club career

Moldovan was born in Bistrița.

At club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistrița (1990–93), Dinamo București (1993–95), Neuchâtel Xamax (1995–96), Grasshoppers (1996–97), Coventry City (1998), Fenerbahçe (1998–2000), Nantes (2000–04), Servette (2004), FCU Politehnica Timișoara (2005), and Rapid București (2006–2007).

The most successful years of his career were playing for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland (he was the Swiss Super League top scorer in 1996 and 1997), for Fenerbahçe between 1998 and 2000 and for Nantes between 2000 and 2004. He was a key player when Nantes won the French French Division 1 in 2001. During his brief spell in England with Coventry City he scored twice, once in the FA Cup, scoring the winner against local rivals Aston Villa, [3] and once in the league against Crystal Palace. [4]

International career

Moldovan was capped 70 times for Romania, scoring 25 goals. He represented his country at Euro 96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, during which he scored goals against England and Tunisia in the first round, and Euro 2000. [5]

Coaching career

Moldovan worked as the sporting director of Unirea Urziceni and after that started his coaching career at FC Vaslui. On 26 May 2009, the coach quit FC Vaslui after just seven months for failing to guide the team to European qualification. The squad was then managed by coaching assistant Cristian Dulca on a temporary basis until a new coach was hired. [6] On 28 July 2009, the Italian coach Nicolò Napoli quit FC Brașov and was replaced by Moldovan, who signed a two-year deal. [7]

Career statistics

International stats

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania [5] 199310
199430
199510
199694
199775
1998138
1999102
2000112
200182
200242
200310
200400
200520
Total7025
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moldovan goal.
List of international goals scored by Viorel Moldovan [5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 April 1996 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–05–0 Friendly
224 April 1996Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2–05–0Friendly
324 April 1996Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3–05–0Friendly
431 August 1996Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–03–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
529 March 1997Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–08–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
62 April 1997 Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, LithuaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–01–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
720 August 1997Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1–04–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
820 August 1997Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 3–14–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
96 September 1997 Sportplatz, Eschen, LiechtensteinFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–08–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
108 April 1998Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–02–1Friendly
1122 April 1998 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–1Friendly
126 June 1998 Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești, RomaniaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 4–05–1Friendly
1322 June 1998 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, FranceFlag of England.svg  England 1–02–1 World Cup 1998 Group G
1426 June 1998 Stade de France, Saint Denis, FranceFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–11–1World Cup 1998 Group G
152 September 1998Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 6–07–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
165 September 1998 Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, MaltaFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–01–1Friendly
1714 October 1998 Népstadion, Budapest, HungaryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
184 September 1999 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4–15–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
194 September 1999Tehelné pole, Bratislava, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5–15–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
2027 May 2000 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–21–2Friendly
2112 June 2000 Stade de Sclessin, Liège, BelgiumFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–01–1 UEFA Euro 2000
226 June 2001 S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, LithuaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–02–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2315 August 2001 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, SloveniaFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2–12–2Friendly
2416 October 2002 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–07–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2516 October 2002Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2–07–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

[5] [8] [9]

Player

Gloria Bistrița

Grasshoppers

Nantes

Rapid București

Individual

Coach

Chindia Târgoviște

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References

  1. ↑ "Viorel Dinu MOLDOVAN". RomanianSoccer.
  2. ↑ "Dinu Viorel Moldovan – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Phil (14 February 1998). "Moldovan the destroyer of myths". The Independent . London. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Callow, Nick (28 February 1998). "Coppell deep in the doldrums". The Independent . London. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Viorel Moldovan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  6. ↑ Porumboiu: "Despărţirea de Viorel Moldovan s-a făcut pe cale amiabilă"
  7. ↑ FC Braşov: Napoli înlocuit de Viorel Moldovan în scaunul de antrenor Archived 30 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Viorel Moldovan at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Viorel Moldovan at National-Football-Teams.com
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