Viorel Moldovan

Viorel Moldovan

Personal information
Full name	Viorel Dinu Moldovan
Date of birth	8 July 1972 (1972-07-08) (age 39)
Place of birth	Bistriţa, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Youth career
1990	Gloria Bistriţa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1993	Gloria Bistriţa	84	(22)
1993–1995	Dinamo Bucharest	60	(19)
1995–1996	Neuchâtel Xamax	32	(19)
1996–1998	Grasshoppers	51	(44)
1998	Coventry City	10	(2)
1998–2000	Fenerbahçe	53	(33)
2000–2003	Nantes	57	(20)
2003	Al-Wahda	1	(0)
2003–2004	Nantes	12	(11)
2004–2005	Servette	13	(3)
2005	Politehnica Timişoara	33	(8)
2006–2007	Rapid Bucharest	41	(15)
National team
1993–2005	Romania	70	(25)
Teams managed
2008–2009	FC Vaslui
2009–2010	FC Braşov
2010	Sportul Studenţesc
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972^[1] in Bistriţa) is a retired Romanian football forward, who was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He last managed Sportul Studenţesc.

Career

On the club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistriţa (1990–93), Dinamo Bucureşti (1993–95), Neuchâtel Xamax (1995–96), Grasshoppers (1996–98), Coventry City (1998), Fenerbahçe (1998–2000), Nantes (2000–04), Servette (2004–05), FCU Politehnica Timişoara (2005), and Rapid Bucureşti (2006–2007).

The most successful years of his career occurred while playing for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland (he was the Swiss Super League topscorer in 1996 and 1997), for Fenerbahçe between 1998 and 2000 and for Nantes between 2000 and 2004. He was a determinant 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 against Aston Villa^[2] and once in the league against Crystal Palace.^[3]

International career

For Romania, Moldovan was capped 70 times, scoring 25 goals. He played for his country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Euro 96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup - during which he scored goals against England and Tunisia in the first round - and Euro 2000.

International goals

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

#	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	Macedonia	1-0	4-2	World Cup 1998 Qual.
8	20 August 1997	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Hungary	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, Ploieşti, 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.

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 has quit FC Vaslui after just seven months for failing to guide the team to European qualification, the squad will now be managed by coaching assistant Cristian Dulca on a temporary basis until a new coach is hired.^[4] On 28 July 2009 the Italian coach Nicolò Napoli has quit FC Braşov and was been replaced by Moldovan, who has signed a two-year deal, he previously coached SC Vaslui.^[5]

References

1. ^ transfermarkt profile
2. ^ Shaw, Phil (14 February 1998). "Moldovan the destroyer of myths". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-cup--moldovan-the-destroyer-of-myths-1145090.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
3. ^ Callow, Nick (28 February 1998). "Coppell deep in the doldrums". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-coppell-deep-in-the-doldrums-1147745.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
4. ^ Porumboiu: "Despărţirea de Viorel Moldovan s-a făcut pe cale amiabilă"
5. ^ FC Braşov: Napoli înlocuit de Viorel Moldovan în scaunul de antrenor

Persondata
Name	Moldovan, Viorel
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	8 July 1972
Place of birth	Bistriţa, Romania
Date of death
Place of death