Alexandru Golban
Encyclopedia
Alexandru Golban is a footballer
who plays for Azerbaijani
i team Simurq PFC, and former member of Moldova national team
.
He holds dual Moldova
n-Romania
n nationality.
side Karpaty Lviv, signed a three year contract. He played for the club in two First League
season, and two Premier League
half-season, where he just played 4 times in Ukrainian Premier League. After receiving the Romanian nationality, he moved to German side Eintracht Braunschweig
as a EU member in January 2007, and not occupied the non-EU quota. After the club relegated to the Fußball-Regionalliga in summer 2007, he moved to Romanian side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
and in mid-season to Kazakhstan
i side FC Tobol
.
, and he played in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays for Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani people
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to...
i team Simurq PFC, and former member of Moldova national team
Moldova national football team
The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău and their head coach is Gavril Balint...
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He holds dual Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n-Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n nationality.
Club career
At club level, he was known in 2001-02 season where he received his first national call-up. In February 2004, he leave Moldova to UkrainianUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
side Karpaty Lviv, signed a three year contract. He played for the club in two First League
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
season, and two Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
half-season, where he just played 4 times in Ukrainian Premier League. After receiving the Romanian nationality, he moved to German side Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
as a EU member in January 2007, and not occupied the non-EU quota. After the club relegated to the Fußball-Regionalliga in summer 2007, he moved to Romanian side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt
Fotbal Club Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ is a Romanian football club based in Piatra Neamţ, established on October 20, 1919.The club's home ground is Ceahlăul Stadium with a capacity of 18,000 seats...
and in mid-season to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i side FC Tobol
FC Tobol
FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :...
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International career
Golban has made 14 appearances for MoldovaMoldova national football team
The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău and their head coach is Gavril Balint...
, and he played in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
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