Viorel Moldovan
Personal information
Full name Viorel Dinu Moldovan
Date of birth (1972-07-08) 8 July 1972
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)
International career
1991–1993[1] Romania U-21 16 (3)
1993–2005[2] Romania 70 (25)
Managerial career
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

Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972) is a Romanian football manager and former player. A striker, he was an important player for the Romania national team in the 1990s.

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 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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][5]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Neuchâtel Xamax 1995–96 Nationalliga A 3119—203319
Grasshoppers 1996–97 Nationalliga A 3227—733930
1997–98 1917—422319
Total 5144—1156249
Coventry City 1997–98 Premier League 10141—142
Fenerbahçe 1998–99 1.Lig 2715—413116
1999–2000 2618—202818
Total 5333—615934
Nantes Atlantique 2000–01 Division 1 23113422553322
2001–02 17510113223[lower-alpha 1]8
2002–03 Ligue 1 1742010—204
2003–04 12110031—1512
Total 69316474879146
Career total 214128105742713259150
  1. ↑ Includes appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
124 April 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Georgia1–05–0Friendly
224 April 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Georgia2–05–0Friendly
324 April 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Georgia3–05–0Friendly
431 August 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Lithuania1–03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
529 March 1997Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Liechtenstein1–08–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
62 April 1997Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania1–01–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
720 August 1997Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania North Macedonia1–04–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
820 August 1997Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania North Macedonia3–14–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
96 September 1997Sportplatz, Eschen, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1–08–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
108 April 1998Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Greece1–02–1Friendly
1122 April 1998King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–01–1Friendly
126 June 1998Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești, Romania Moldova4–05–1Friendly
1322 June 1998Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France England1–02–1World Cup 1998 Group G
1426 June 1998Stade de France, Saint Denis, France Tunisia1–11–1World Cup 1998 Group G
152 September 1998Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Liechtenstein6–07–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
165 September 1998Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta Germany1–01–1Friendly
1714 October 1998Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
184 September 1999Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia4–15–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
194 September 1999Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia5–15–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
2027 May 2000Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–21–2Friendly
2112 June 2000Stade de Sclessin, Liège, Belgium Germany1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000
226 June 2001S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania2–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2315 August 2001Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia2–12–2Friendly
2416 October 2002Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–07–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2516 October 2002Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–07–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

Sources:[5][9][10]

Player

Gloria Bistrița

Grasshoppers

Nantes

Rapid București

Individual

Manager

Rapid București

Chindia Târgoviște

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 WorldFootball.net
  9. ↑ Viorel Moldovan at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Viorel Moldovan at National-Football-Teams.com
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