Alexandru Golban (born 28 February 1979 in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired footballer and also former member of Moldova national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Speranţa Nisporeni | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | FC Dacia Chişinău | 75 | (41) |
2004–2006 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 47 | (7) |
2007 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | (0) |
2007 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 14 | (3) |
2008–2010 | FC Tobol | 30 | (15) |
2010 | Simurq Zagatala | 15 | (2) |
2010–2012 | FC Milsami | 46 | (12) |
2012 | FC Veris | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Speranța Crihana Veche | 4 | (0) |
National team | |||
2002–2011 | Moldova | 15 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2013 |
He holds dual Moldovan-Romanian nationality.[1]
At club level, he was known in 2001–02 season where he received his first national call-up.[2] In February 2004, he leave Moldova to Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv, signed a three-year contract.[3] He played for the club in two First League season, and two Premier League half-season, where he just played 4 times in Ukrainian Premier League. After receiving the Romanian nationality, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig. After the club relegated to the Regionalliga in summer 2007, he moved to Romanian side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and in mid-season to Kazakhstani side FC Tobol.
Golban has made 15 appearances for Moldova,[4] and he played in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 11 February 2002 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta | ![]() | 2–0 | Won | Rothmans Tournament | |||||
2. | 11 February 2002 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta | ![]() | 2–0 | Won | Rothmans Tournament | |||||
3. | 12 February 2003 | Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() | 2–2 | Drew | Friendly | |||||
4. | 20 November 2003 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | ![]() | 1–2 | Won | Friendly | |||||
Correct as of 7 October 2015[5] | |||||||||||
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