Alexandru Moldovan(born 23 August 1950, inOcna Mureș) is aRomanianfootballmanagerand formermidfielder.[1]
 Alexandru Moldovan Throne Cup final 16-07-2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandru Moldovan | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Ocna Mureș,Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Soda Ocna Mureș | ||
| 1967–1970 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1978 | Dinamo București | 125 | (8) |
| 1971–1972 | →Crişul Oradea(loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 1975–1976 | →Jiul Petroșani(loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 1978–1980 | Progresul București | 24 | (6) |
| 1980–1982 | Victoria București | ||
| 1982–1983 | Metalurgistul Cugir | ||
| 1983–1985 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986 | Flacăra Moreni | ||
| 1987–1989 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| 1989 | FC Argeș Pitești | ||
| 1990 | Inter Sibiu | ||
| 1991–1992 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| 1992–1993 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1993 | Al Qadsia | ||
| 1993–1994 | Stade Tunisien | ||
| 1994–1995 | Olympique Béja | ||
| 1995 | Club Athlétique Bizertin | ||
| 1995–1996 | Maghreb Fès | ||
| 1996 | Union Sidi Kacem | ||
| 1996–1997 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1997–1998 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| 1998 | Al Salmiya | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al Jahra | ||
| 1999 | Bahrain | ||
| 2000 | FCM Onești | ||
| 2000–2001 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 2002 | Poiana Câmpina | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al Ta'ee | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al Jabalain | ||
| 2004–2005 | Olympique Béja | ||
| 2005 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 2006 | Al Masry | ||
| 2007 | Inter Gaz București | ||
| 2008 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al Tadamun | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPlaying career
editMoldovan played forDinamo Bucharest,Crişul Oradea,Jiul Petroșani,Progresul București,Victoria București,Metalurgistul CugirandUnirea Alba Iuliafrom 1970 and 1985 until his retirement.
During his playing career Moldovan won fourLeaguetitles in eight years with Dinamo Bucharest.[2]
Coaching career
editMoldovan coached a number of teams in his nativeRomania,including most notablyDinamo Bucharestin the 1992–93 season.[3]His side lost 2–0 on aggregate to eventual winnersOlympique de Marseillein thesecond roundqualifiers for the group stage of theUEFA Champions Leaguein 1993.[4]In the same year he left Romania to coach clubs inKuwait,Tunisia,[5]Morocco,[6]Algeria,[7]Bahrain,[8]Saudi ArabiaandEgypt.[9]
Moldovan had three successful spells as manager ofRaja Casablanca.During his first era in charge, Raja won theMoroccan leaguetitle in 1997. In his second stint Raja had surprisingly sacked him in the 2001–02 season when they were seven points clear in the standings but officials felt the team were not playing attractive football and Raja ended up third after replacing him.[10]During his third spell at the club Moldovan won theCoupe du Trôneand led the Moroccan side to the semifinals of theCAF Champions Leaguein2005losing 2–0 on aggregate against Tunisian sideÉtoile du Sahel.[11]Moldovan was fired and replaced byOscar Fullonéin December 2005.[12]
Honours
editPlayer
editClub
edit- Dinamo București
- Progresul București
Manager
edit- Olympique Béja
- Tunisian Super Cup:1995
- Tunisian CupRunner-up: 1994–95
- Raja Casablanca
- Moroccan League:1996–97
- Moroccan Cup:2005[13]
- Al-Salmiya
References
edit- ^"Moldovan returns as Raja Boss".BBC Sport.12 July 2005.Retrieved27 October2010.
- ^"Calendar sportiv 23 August".telegrafonline.ro(in Romanian). 23 August 2006.Retrieved28 October2010.
- ^"Alexandru Moldovan in 1992–1993".labtof.ro(in Romanian). 11 March 2010.Retrieved15 March2010.
- ^"Dinamo 0–0 Marseille 1st Leg".romaniansoccer.ro.16 April 2008.Retrieved20 November2010.
- ^"Anciens entraîneurs du Club Athlétique Bizertin".cab-officiel.19 May 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 12 November 2010.Retrieved5 December2010.
- ^"Moldovan: Le grand retour".aujourdhui.ma(in French). 17 July 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 21 December 2013.Retrieved6 December2010.
- ^"Romania's Moldovan to coach Algeria's JS Kabylie".magharebia.24 June 2008.Retrieved6 December2010.
- ^"Bahrain national team coaches".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 2008.Retrieved7 December2010.
- ^"El-Masri laisse tomber Toulane et nomme Moldovan à la barre".filgoal(in French). 13 August 2006.Retrieved7 December2010.
- ^"Raja Casablanca fire Moldovan".maroc-football.20 October 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2013.Retrieved8 December2010.
- ^"Home-sweet-home, Raja ready for battle".FIFA.22 September 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 21 December 2013.Retrieved8 December2010.
- ^"Round up of league action in Africa".ESPN FC.20 December 2005.Retrieved9 December2010.
- ^"Raja Casablanca win Moroccan Cup".BBC Sport.17 July 2005.Retrieved10 December2010.
External links
edit- Alexandru Moldovanat RomanianSoccer.ro(in Romanian)
- Profileat FCDinamo.ro(in Romanian)
- Manager record in Liga Iat Labtof.ro(in Romanian)