Alexandru Golban

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Alexandru Golban
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Speranţa Nisporeni
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003 Dacia Chișinău 75 (41)
2004–2006 Karpaty Lviv 47 (7)
2007 Eintracht Braunschweig 6 (0)
2007 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 14 (3)
2008–2010 FC Tobol 30 (15)
2010 Simurq Zagatala 15 (2)
2010–2012 FC Milsami 46 (12)
2012 FC Veris 0 (0)
2012 Speranța Crihana Veche 4 (0)
International career
2002–2011 Moldova 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Golban (born 28 February 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Moldova national team internationally.

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Club career

Golban was born in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union. At club level, he was known in 2001–02 season where he received his first national call-up. [1] In February 2004, he left Moldova to Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv, signing a three-year contract. [2] He played for the club in two First League seasons, and two Premier League half-seasons, where he just played four times in Ukrainian Premier League. After receiving the Romanian nationality, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig. After the club relegated to the Regionalliga in summer 2007, he moved to Romanian side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and in mid-season to Kazakhstani side FC Tobol.

International career

Golban has made 15 appearances for Moldova, [3] and he played in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Personal life

Golban holds dual Moldovan-Romanian nationality. [4]

Career statistics

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 February 2002 Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2–0Won Rothmans Tournament
2.11 February 2002 Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2–0Won Rothmans Tournament
3.12 February 2003 Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 2–2DrewFriendly
4.20 November 2003 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–2WonFriendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015 [5]

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References

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  2. "Various title". UEFA.com. 3 February 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2008.[ dead link ]
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  4. "Moldovans seek new identities". UEFA.com. 20 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
  5. "Football PLAYER: Alexandru Golban". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.