Denis Zmeu

Denis Zmeu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Chişinău, Moldovan SSR
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Moldova (fitness coach)
Youth career
	Zimbru Chişinău
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Zimbru-2 Chişinău	37	(24)
2003–2006	Zimbru Chişinău	10	(0)
2007–2013	Vaslui	81	(3)
Total		133	(27)
International career‡
2007–2011	Moldova	20 [1]	(1)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Milsami Orhei (fitness coach)
2017–2019	Politehnica Iași (fitness coach)
2019–2020	Ararat-Armenia (fitness coach)
2020	Noah (fitness coach)
2020–2022	Akron Tolyatti (fitness coach)
2022–2023	Sheriff Tiraspol (fitness coach)
2023–2025	Ararat-Armenia (fitness coach)
2025–	Moldova (fitness coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 November 2013

Denis Zmeu (born 8 May 1985) ^[2] is a former ^[3] Moldovan footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is the current fitness coach of the Moldova national team.

From 24 August 2015 he is a coach for the physical training of all Moldavian football selections. From February 2016 to June 2017 he is a physical trainer at Milsami Orhei. Since June 2017 he has been a physical trainer at Politehnica Iași, the team for the first time in the 2017–2018 season qualifying in the play-off phase of the first league in Romania. ^{[4] [5]}

Club career

He started his career at Zimbru Chișinău. In the winter of 2007, he was bought by SC Vaslui for about €200,000. In that season he played every single game, but he failed to impress. He scored his first goal for SC Vaslui, in a 3–0 victory against FC Timişoara.

International career

Soon after his transfer at SC Vaslui, he made his debut in the Moldova national team. He was a regular, until the last year, when, because he failed to play at Vaslui, he lost his place in the national team.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zimbru Chişinău	2003–04	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2004–05	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2006–07	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
SC Vaslui	2006–07	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2007–08	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2008–09	17	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
	2009–10	13	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
	2010–11	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2011–12	14	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	21	2
Total		81	3	12	0	11	1	0	0	104	4
Career Total		91	3	12	0	11	1	0	0	114	4

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 December 2011. ^{[6] [7]}

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first. ^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2011	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	San Marino	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Career honours

SC Vaslui

• Cupa României
  • Runner-up: 2010
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Winner: 2008

References

1. "International appearances of Denis Zmeu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
2. Soccerway profile
3. "Denis Zmeu se retrage din fotbal la vârstă de 28 de ani din cauza unei accidentări mai vechi". Prime.md. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
4. Fostul fotbalist Denis Zmeu, responsabil de condiția fizică a fotbaliștilor naționalelor Moldovei
5. "Comunicat FMF". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
6. "Zmeu, Denis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
7. "Zmeu, Denis". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.