Romanian footballer and manager

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.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 International career
• 3 Coaching career
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 International stats
  • 4.3 International goals
• 5 Honours
  • 5.1 Player
  • 5.2 Individual
  • 5.3 Manager
• 6 References

Career

Moldovan was born in Bistrița.

At club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistrița (1990–93), Dinamo București (1993–95), Neuchâtel Xamax (1995–96), Gr*hoppers (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 Gr*hoppers 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, and once in the league against Crystal Palace.

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.

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 *istant Cristian Dulca on a temporary basis until a new coach was hired. On 28 July 2009, the Italian coach Nicolò Napoli quit FC Brașov and was replaced by Moldovan, who signed a two-year deal.

Career statistics

Sources:

Club

International stats

International goals

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

Honours

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Player

Gloria Bistrița

• Divizia B: 1989–90

Gr*hoppers

• 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