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Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972) is a Romanian former professional football forward and currently the manager. He was an important player for the Romanian national team in the 1990s.

Viorel Moldovan

Personal information
Full name	Viorel Dinu Moldovan
Date of birth	(1972-07-08) 8 July 1972 (age 50)
Place of birth	Bistrița, Romania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1984–1990	Gloria Bistrița
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1993	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)
Total		439	(188)
National team
1991–1993[1]	Romania U-21	16	(3)
1993–2005[2]	Romania	70	(25)
Teams managed
2008–2009	Vaslui
2009–2010	Brașov
2010	Sportul Studențesc
2013–2014	Rapid București
2014	Romania U-21
2014–2016	Romania (assistant)
2016	Auxerre
2018–2020	Chindia Târgoviște
2020–2021	Petrolul Ploiești
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Ligue 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 FC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni and was the coach of 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

Sources:[8][5]

Club

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax	1995–96	Nationalliga A	31	19			—		2	0	33	19
Grasshopper	1996–97	Nationalliga A	32	27			—		7	3	39	30
	1997–98		19	17			—		4	2	23	19
	Total		51	44			—		11	5	62	49
Coventry City	1997–98	Premier League	10	1	4	1			—		14	2
Fenerbahçe	1998–99	1.Lig	27	15			—		4	1	31	16
	1999–2000		26	18			—		2	0	28	18
	Total		53	33			—		6	1	59	34
Nantes Atlantique	2000–01	Division 1	23	11	3	4	2	2	5	5	33	22
	2001–02		17	5	1	0	1	1	3	2	23[lower-alpha 1]	8
	2002–03	Ligue 1	17	4	2	0	1	0	—		20	4
	2003–04		12	11	0	0	3	1	—		15	12
	Total		69	31	6	4	7	4	8	7	91	46
Career total			214	128	10	5	7	4	27	13	259	150

International stats

Romania
Year	Apps	Goals
1993	1	0
1994	3	0
1995	1	0
1996	9	4
1997	7	5
1998	13	8
1999	10	2
2000	11	2
2001	8	2
2002	4	2
2003	1	0
2004	0	0
2005	2	0
Total	70	25

International goals

Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:[5]

List of international goals scored

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 April 1996	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Georgia	1–0	5–0	Friendly
2	24 April 1996	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Georgia	2–0	5–0	Friendly
3	24 April 1996	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Georgia	3–0	5–0	Friendly
4	31 August 1996	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Lithuania	1–0	3–0	World Cup 1998 Qual.
5	29 March 1997	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Liechtenstein	1–0	8–0	World Cup 1998 Qual.
6	2 April 1997	Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania	Lithuania	1–0	1–0	World Cup 1998 Qual.
7	20 August 1997	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	North Macedonia	1–0	4–2	World Cup 1998 Qual.
8	20 August 1997	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	North Macedonia	3–1	4–2	World Cup 1998 Qual.
9	6 September 1997	Sportplatz, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1–0	8–1	World Cup 1998 Qual.
10	8 April 1998	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Greece	1–0	2–1	Friendly
11	22 April 1998	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–1	Friendly
12	6 June 1998	Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești, Romania	Moldova	4–0	5–1	Friendly
13	22 June 1998	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France	England	1–0	2–1	World Cup 1998 Group G
14	26 June 1998	Stade de France, Saint Denis, France	Tunisia	1–1	1–1	World Cup 1998 Group G
15	2 September 1998	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Liechtenstein	6–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
16	5 September 1998	Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta	Germany	1–0	1–1	Friendly
17	14 October 1998	Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
18	4 September 1999	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	4–1	5–1	UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
19	4 September 1999	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	5–1	5–1	UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
20	27 May 2000	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–2	1–2	Friendly
21	12 June 2000	Stade de Sclessin, Liège, Belgium	Germany	1–0	1–1	UEFA EURO 2000 Group A
22	6 June 2001	S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania	Lithuania	2–0	2–1	World Cup 2002 Qual.
23	15 August 2001	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	2–1	2–2	Friendly
24	16 October 2002	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
25	16 October 2002	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.

Honours

Sources:[5][9][10]

Player

Gloria Bistrița

• Divizia B: 1989–90

Grasshoppers

• Swiss League: 1997–98

Nantes

• Ligue 1: 2000–01
• Trophée des champions: 2001

Rapid București

• Romanian Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07

Individual

• Swiss League top scorer: 1995–96, 1996–97
• Swiss Foreign Footballer of the Year: 1995–96, 1996–97

Manager

Rapid București

• Liga II: Runner-up 2013–14 (Promotion to Liga I)

Chindia Târgoviște

• Liga II: 2018–19

References

На других языках

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[de] Viorel Moldovan

Viorel Dinu Moldovan (* 8. Juli 1972 in Bistrița, Kreis Bistrița-Năsăud) ist ein ehemaliger rumänischer Fußballspieler und derzeitiger -trainer.

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- [en] Viorel Moldovan

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[es] Viorel Moldovan

Dinu Viorel Moldovan (nacido el 8 de julio de 1972 en Bistrita) es un exfutbolista y entrenador rumano, que jugaba como delantero. Formó parte de la Selección de fútbol de Rumania en los 90's. Su último equipo como entrenador fue el AJ Auxerre en 2016.

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[fr] Viorel Moldovan

Viorel Dinu Moldovan est un footballeur international roumain reconverti entraîneur, évoluant au poste d'attaquant, né le 8 juillet 1972 à Bistrița.

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[it] Viorel Moldovan

Viorel Dinu Moldovan (Bistrita, 8 luglio 1972) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore rumeno, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Молдован, Виорел

Виоре́л Ди́ну Молдова́н (рум. Viorel Dinu Moldovan; 8 июля 1972, Бистрица) — румынский футболист и тренер. С 1993 по 2005 год выступал за национальную сборную Румынии, в составе которой провёл 70 матчей и забил 25 голов. Участник чемпионатов мира 1994 и 1998 годов и чемпионатов Европы 1996 и 2000 годов.

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