Viorel Moldovan


Viorel Dinu Moldovan is a Romanian former professional football forward and currently the manager of Chindia Târgoviște. He was an important player for the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He was recently the manager of AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 2.

Career

Moldovan was born in Bistrița.
At club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistrița, Dinamo București, Neuchâtel Xamax, Grasshoppers, Coventry City, Fenerbahçe, Nantes, Servette, FCU Politehnica Timișoara, and Rapid București.
The most successful years of his career were playing for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland, 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 assistant 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

Club

Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 April 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania1–05–0Friendly
224 April 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania2–05–0Friendly
324 April 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania3–05–0Friendly
431 August 1996Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania1–03-0World Cup 1998 Qual.
529 March 1997Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania1–08–0World Cup 1998 Qual.
62 April 1997Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania1–01–0World Cup 1998 Qual.
720 August 1997Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania1–04–2World Cup 1998 Qual.
820 August 1997Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania3–14–2World Cup 1998 Qual.
96 September 1997Sportplatz, Eschen, Liechtenstein1–08–1World Cup 1998 Qual.
108 April 1998Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania1–02–1Friendly
1122 April 1998King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–01–1Friendly
126 June 1998Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești, Romania4–05–1Friendly
1322 June 1998Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France1–02–1World Cup 1998 Group G
1426 June 1998Stade de France, Saint Denis, France1–11–1World Cup 1998 Group G
152 September 1998Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania6–07–0UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
165 September 1998Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta1–01–1Friendly
1714 October 1998Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
184 September 1999Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia4–15–1UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
194 September 1999Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia5–15–1UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
2027 May 2000Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–21–2Friendly
2112 June 2000Stade de Sclessin, Liège, Belgium1–01–1UEFA EURO 2000 Group A
226 June 2001S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania2–02–1World Cup 2002 Qual.
2315 August 2001Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia2–12–2Friendly
2416 October 2002Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg1–07–0UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
2516 October 2002Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg2–07–0UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.

Honours

Player

Grasshoppers
Nantes
Rapid București
Rapid București
Chindia Târgoviște