Viorel Moldovan
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Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972) is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently television pundit for Orange Sport.
Personal information | |||
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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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
Total | 439 | (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 |
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.