Dorin Goian
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Dorin Goian is a Romanian footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League
club Rangers
. A physical centre back
, he is also a member of the Romanian national team
.
He made his first appearance in the Divizia A
in 2000, when he was 20 years old in a match versus Gloria Bistriţa
. It was a happy début for the young centre back, ashis team won the match 2–0.
Foresta Falticeni did not manage to keep up the good work, so at the end of the season, the team was relegated to the second division
and never reached the first division again.
Despite the lamentable performances of his actual team Foresta that only managed to get the tenth place in the second division, Goian was remarked by the officials of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
, a small team from the First Romanian Division, and he was transferred there at the middle of the season.
Marin Barbu, the coach that discovered Goian, compared him to Gulliver
due to his height. He said that Goian was a simple and hard-working boy, coming from a modest family and he never had problems with him. He also said that Goian was a model player for the other kids from his generation.
During his Foresta Fălticeni years, he was also loaned to Gloria Buzău for a few months in 2000.
, Ceahlăul suffered the same fate as Foresta and were relegated to the second division. Goian, however, signed a contract with another small team from the first division, FCM Bacău
.
He played for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
for one year, making 45 appearances and scoring two goals.
and played for Bacău in 26 league games, scoring two goals. While he was playing there, Goian was called up to the Romanian national team
due to his impressive league performances.
After a great half of season with Bacău (2004–05
), Goian managed to impress Steaua Bucureşti's officials. At the middle of the season, he made the jump to one of the most important teams in Romania.
On 4 March 2005, Goian signed a five-year contract with Steaua Bucureşti. Steaua paid $100,000 in 2005 and €1000,000 in 2007 for Goian, in the autumn of 2004, after five hours of negotiations with Gheorghe Chivorchian, FCM Bacău
's owner. Even though he only played four games in his initial season with Steaua, Goian continued to fight for a place in the starting XI and starting with the next season (2005–06
), the young centre back managed to win the trust of his coach and implicitly he became one of the irreplaceable players from the team.
Goian scored his first goal in the UEFA Cup
, against Vålerenga for Steaua with a perfect header inside the box. He soon became a top scorer for Steaua in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup season after scoring against RC Lens
, Halmstads BK
, and also SC Heerenveen.
He scored his team's second goal in the 4–2 loss away at Middlesbrough
in the UEFA Cup
semi-final, when Steaua were denied qualification in the final by conceding a goal in the 89th minute (they had won the home leg 1–0 and had taken a 2–0 lead in the away game 25 minutes in).
Borussia Dortmund
showed interested in acquiring a centre back and contacted Steaua for Dorin Goian on 17 June 2007. But shortly after, they withdrew and signed the Croatia
n Robert Kovač
from Juventus
instead.
In the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League season, Steaua played against Zagłębie Lubin and FC BATE
in order to qualify in the group stage. With the help of Goian, who scored against both teams, Steaua managed to qualify in the group stage. He would then score again for Steaua against Slavia Prague, but it wasn't enough, and Steaua lost the game with 2–1.
The officials of VfB Stuttgart
were impressed by Goian's performance against the Netherlands
on 13 October 2007 and were willing to pay €3.8 million for him, but club owner Gigi Becali
said that he will not give Goian up for at least €4.5 million. On 23 June 2008, the Stuttgart Journal announced that Steaua has lowered the price of the center back to €3 million. He was watched by Stuttgart officials at UEFA Euro 2008, where he played against France
and Italy
.
On 17 October 2007, Le Quotidien erroneously stated that Dorin Goian will join Manchester United
next winter. After "Goe" scored for Romania against the Netherlands
in Euro 2008, Gigi Becali raised his price up to €5 million. At the time, however, Manchester United had several marquee centre backs on their roster, including Rio Ferdinand
, Nemanja Vidić
, Mikaël Silvestre
, and John O'Shea
, and the move never transpired on their books. Former Romanian international Adrian Ilie
said that "Goian has proved to be a valuable player, he scored decisive goals in Liga I. He has the qualities to play for Manchester United, because he plays in the defensive structure and also scores goals.
Goian was captain for the first time for Steaua on 24 October 2007 against Sevilla
when Nicolae Dica
, the first captain, was substituted. The match ended 2–1 for Sevilla.
Another offer came in October 2007 for Goian from English side Manchester City
. Rumour has it that the offer was around €10 million. This never, however, came to fruition. The Manchester United scouts had watched him during the Romania vs. Netherlands match, which was won by Romania 1–0, with the only goal scored by Goian. He was also watched by Manchester City in the UEFA Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough, where he would score again.
Goian was 50% Steaua's player and also 50% FCM Bacău
's player, the team from which he transferred to Steaua. There was a clause in his contract, which said that if he would be sold to a foreign club, Steaua would have to pay Bacău 50% off the transfer fee, but not more than €1 million. Gigi Becali, Steaua's owner, paid €1 million to Bacău and so Goian belonged entirely to Steaua. Becali paid the fee after the match against Slavia Prague in the UEFA Champions League group stage on 16 October 2007.
Goian was the most booked player from Steaua in the 2007–08 season
in Liga I, with nine yellow cards and one red card.
On 1 July 2008, Goian started a conflict with chairman Gigi Becali
, saying that he wants to leave Steaua before the beginning of the new season, but because of his high transfer fee he cannot leave the club in the near future. He also mentioned that the club's officials are not taking seriously offers for him. Gigi Becali stated that he is the one who chosed a player's transfer fee and that Goian will no longer be included in the first eleven in any circumstances.
On 9 July 2008, Sunderland
showed interest in Steaua defender Dorin Goian. He was expected to sign on 12 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee and complement Nyron Nosworthy
as first choice centre half. He would have replaced Jonny Evans
who has returned to Manchester United after his loan expired last season but Roy Keane was not willing to pay the asking price of more than £3 million.
On 4 April 2009, Goian was named captain against Gloria Bistrita
, as the main captain Sorin Ghionea
was injured. Although Petre Marin
was the oldest player of the team, couch Marius Lacatus considered that Goian would make a better captain. The match ended with Steaua's victory, Kapetanos scoring the only goal.
He scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season with a successful penalty against Oţelul Galaţi. The game ended with Steaua's victory by five goals, being their largest win this season so far.
On 30 July 2009, he captained Steaua's victory with 3–0 against Motherwell F.C.
and also contributed at the first goal with a header which led to an own goal by Motherwell's Stephen Craigan
. He also missed a penalty for which he was heavily criticised by chairman Gigi Becali who decided to take him off the penalty kicker list.
Goian was the most booked player from Steaua in the 2008–09 season in Liga I with 10 yellow cards and 4 in European Cups.
had showed interest in the central defender and bought him for €2m. There he met up once again with his former coach, Walter Zenga
, with his contract paying him €550.000 per season as salary. He played his first game in a Palermo shirt in a friendly against Mallorca
, of which the match ended as a 2–0 for the Spanish opposition. Goian's Serie A
début came against Roma
, a match in which he played the full 90 minutes.
In his first season at the club, Goian was mostly used as a covering replacement for defensive regulars Simon Kjær
and Cesare Bovo
. Following Kjær's departure to Steve McClaren
's VfL Wolfsburg
in the Bundesliga, Goian was originally expected to achieve considerably more first team opportunities; however, he sustained a number of injuries which prevented him from doing so. Upon fully recovering and returning back to the starting lineup later in March, and in doing so making his first 2011 appearance in the league, Goian scored the winning goal against league-leaders A.C. Milan
; and coincidentally, it was also Goian's first Serie A league goal, as well as his first goal as Palermo player.
regarding Goian, who subsequently signed a three year contract. On 29 July, Goian received his work permit, and made his Rangers debut the following day against St Johnstone
in a 2–0 win, which was also his new manager Ally McCoist
's first win in charge of the Glasgow based club. He was due to play his first European Champions League Qualifier for Rangers on 4th August 2011 after successfully appealing to UEFA
who earlier deemed him ineligible. He unfortunately injured his hamstring and was unable to play. Goian made his Old Firm
debut on the 18th of September 2011 in a 4–2 victory and was praised heavily by the Rangers fans. Goian quickly became a fans favourite at Rangers putting in many consistent and impressive displays. Goian formed a strong partnership with Carlos Bocanegra
who also signed for the SPL Champions in the same transfer window and the pair cemented their places in the side as first choice centre backs. He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 3–2 defeat to Falkirk
in the Scottish League Cup
on 21 September 2011..
for the Romanian national team in 16 November 2005 against Nigeria
, thus being his first appearance in the national team. Goian has won 40 caps for Romania
, scoring 5 times.
75% of the Romanian national team matches in the Euro 2008 qualifying stages were played with Goian on the field from the first minute.
in a Group C match in Zürich, Switzerland. He managed to stop strikers Nicolas Anelka
and Karim Benzema
, helping Romania
win their first point with a goalless draw against France and also gaining his 20th cap.
The second match in Group C against Italy
found Goian once again playing from the first minute on the pitch. Romania managed to draw 1–1 with Italy. After a foul committed in the 73rd minute he took the ball and threw it in the air. The referee gave him a yellow card and Goian will not play in the next game against the Netherlands
.
Dorin's brother, Lucian
, is also a professional footballer who plays for Astra Ploieşti
.
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
club Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
. A physical centre back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, he is also a member of the Romanian national team
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
.
Foresta Fălticeni
In 1997, he signed for Foresta Fălticeni, a football club from Suceava County, where he played for the club's second team. Two years later, he was promoted to the first team.He made his first appearance in the Divizia A
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
in 2000, when he was 20 years old in a match versus Gloria Bistriţa
Gloria Bistrita
Gloria Bistriţa is a Romanian professional football club from Bistriţa, Bistriţa-Năsăud County.-History:The club was founded on July 6, 1922 and among the founding staff members there were: Simion Sbârcea as the club's president, Teofil Moldovan as the club's secretary, Ion Bota, Dumitru Hara,...
. It was a happy début for the young centre back, ashis team won the match 2–0.
Foresta Falticeni did not manage to keep up the good work, so at the end of the season, the team was relegated to the second division
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
and never reached the first division again.
Despite the lamentable performances of his actual team Foresta that only managed to get the tenth place in the second division, Goian was remarked by the officials of 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...
, a small team from the First Romanian Division, and he was transferred there at the middle of the season.
Marin Barbu, the coach that discovered Goian, compared him to Gulliver
Gulliver
Gulliver can refer to:In fiction:*Lemuel Gulliver, the main character of the story Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift*Gulliver "Gully" Foyle, the lead protagonist in the science fiction novel The Stars My Destination...
due to his height. He said that Goian was a simple and hard-working boy, coming from a modest family and he never had problems with him. He also said that Goian was a model player for the other kids from his generation.
During his Foresta Fălticeni years, he was also loaned to Gloria Buzău for a few months in 2000.
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamt
After the 2003–04 seasonDivizia A 2003-04
The 2003/04 season of the Divizia A began in August 2003 and ended in June 2004. Dinamo Bucureşti became champions on 3 June 2004.-Promoted:These teams were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:* Petrolul Ploieşti...
, Ceahlăul suffered the same fate as Foresta and were relegated to the second division. Goian, however, signed a contract with another small team from the first division, FCM Bacău
FCM Bacau
FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:...
.
He played for 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...
for one year, making 45 appearances and scoring two goals.
FCM Bacău
In 2003, he signed with FCM BacăuFCM Bacau
FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:...
and played for Bacău in 26 league games, scoring two goals. While he was playing there, Goian was called up to the Romanian national team
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
due to his impressive league performances.
After a great half of season with Bacău (2004–05
Divizia A 2004-05
The 2004-05 season of the Divizia A began in July 2004 and ended in June 2005. Steaua Bucureşti became champions on 11 June 2005.-Promoted:These teams were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:* Politehnica Iaşi...
), Goian managed to impress Steaua Bucureşti's officials. At the middle of the season, he made the jump to one of the most important teams in Romania.
Steaua Bucureşti
FCM Bacau
FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:...
's owner. Even though he only played four games in his initial season with Steaua, Goian continued to fight for a place in the starting XI and starting with the next season (2005–06
Divizia A 2005-06
The 2005/06 season of the Divizia A began in August 2005 and ended in June 2006. Steaua Bucureşti became champions on 7 June 2006.-Promoted:These teams were promoted from Divizia B at the beginning of the season:* FC Vaslui...
), the young centre back managed to win the trust of his coach and implicitly he became one of the irreplaceable players from the team.
Goian scored his first goal in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, against Vålerenga for Steaua with a perfect header inside the box. He soon became a top scorer for Steaua in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup season after scoring against RC Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
, Halmstads BK
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...
, and also SC Heerenveen.
He scored his team's second goal in the 4–2 loss away at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
semi-final, when Steaua were denied qualification in the final by conceding a goal in the 89th minute (they had won the home leg 1–0 and had taken a 2–0 lead in the away game 25 minutes in).
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
showed interested in acquiring a centre back and contacted Steaua for Dorin Goian on 17 June 2007. But shortly after, they withdrew and signed the Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n Robert Kovač
Robert Kovac
Robert Kovač is a retired Croatian football defender.- Early career :Kovač started his career in lower league clubs Rapide Wedding and Hertha Zehlendorf before making his Bundesliga debut with 1. FC Nuremberg in 1995...
from Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
instead.
In the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League season, Steaua played against Zagłębie Lubin and FC BATE
FC BATE
FC BATE Borisov is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and for the group stage of the UEFA...
in order to qualify in the group stage. With the help of Goian, who scored against both teams, Steaua managed to qualify in the group stage. He would then score again for Steaua against Slavia Prague, but it wasn't enough, and Steaua lost the game with 2–1.
The officials of VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
were impressed by Goian's performance against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
on 13 October 2007 and were willing to pay €3.8 million for him, but club owner Gigi Becali
Gigi Becali
George Becali is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the Steaua Bucureşti football club.He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2009.-Biography:...
said that he will not give Goian up for at least €4.5 million. On 23 June 2008, the Stuttgart Journal announced that Steaua has lowered the price of the center back to €3 million. He was watched by Stuttgart officials at UEFA Euro 2008, where he played against France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
and Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
.
On 17 October 2007, Le Quotidien erroneously stated that Dorin Goian will join Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
next winter. After "Goe" scored for Romania against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
in Euro 2008, Gigi Becali raised his price up to €5 million. At the time, however, Manchester United had several marquee centre backs on their roster, including Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
, Nemanja Vidić
Nemanja Vidic
Nemanja Vidić is a Serbian footballer who captains English Premier League club Manchester United. He was part of the Serbia national football team from 2002 to 2011....
, Mikaël Silvestre
Mikael Silvestre
Mikaël Samy Silvestre is a French international footballer. He plays as defender and is currently signed with Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga. He has also played for the French national team...
, and John O'Shea
John O'Shea
John O'Shea can refer to:*John O'Shea, Irish footballer with Sunderland*John O'Shea , New Zealand film director*John O'Shea *John O'Shea , Wales international rugby union footballer*John O'Shea...
, and the move never transpired on their books. Former Romanian international Adrian Ilie
Adrian Ilie
-Career as football player:Young Ilie started to play football for Electroputere Craiova from a very early age. In 1991, aged 17, he made his debut for the first team...
said that "Goian has proved to be a valuable player, he scored decisive goals in Liga I. He has the qualities to play for Manchester United, because he plays in the defensive structure and also scores goals.
Goian was captain for the first time for Steaua on 24 October 2007 against Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
when Nicolae Dica
Nicolae Dica
Nicolae Constantin Dică is a Romanian football attacking midfielder. He is a playmaker or forward known for his incisive passing and long balls...
, the first captain, was substituted. The match ended 2–1 for Sevilla.
Another offer came in October 2007 for Goian from English side Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. Rumour has it that the offer was around €10 million. This never, however, came to fruition. The Manchester United scouts had watched him during the Romania vs. Netherlands match, which was won by Romania 1–0, with the only goal scored by Goian. He was also watched by Manchester City in the UEFA Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough, where he would score again.
Goian was 50% Steaua's player and also 50% FCM Bacău
FCM Bacau
FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:...
's player, the team from which he transferred to Steaua. There was a clause in his contract, which said that if he would be sold to a foreign club, Steaua would have to pay Bacău 50% off the transfer fee, but not more than €1 million. Gigi Becali, Steaua's owner, paid €1 million to Bacău and so Goian belonged entirely to Steaua. Becali paid the fee after the match against Slavia Prague in the UEFA Champions League group stage on 16 October 2007.
Goian was the most booked player from Steaua in the 2007–08 season
Liga I 2007-08
The 2007-08 season of Liga I began on July 27, 2007 and ended on May 7, 2008. CFR Cluj became champions, winning their first trophy and ending a 17-year long reign of Bucharest-based teams....
in Liga I, with nine yellow cards and one red card.
On 1 July 2008, Goian started a conflict with chairman Gigi Becali
Gigi Becali
George Becali is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the Steaua Bucureşti football club.He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2009.-Biography:...
, saying that he wants to leave Steaua before the beginning of the new season, but because of his high transfer fee he cannot leave the club in the near future. He also mentioned that the club's officials are not taking seriously offers for him. Gigi Becali stated that he is the one who chosed a player's transfer fee and that Goian will no longer be included in the first eleven in any circumstances.
On 9 July 2008, Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
showed interest in Steaua defender Dorin Goian. He was expected to sign on 12 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee and complement Nyron Nosworthy
Nyron Nosworthy
Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy is an English football player who plays for Watford as a defender.-Gillingham:Born in Brixton, South London, Nosworthy - known since childhood by the nicknames "the clown","Ny" or "Nuggy" – began his career as a trainee at Gillingham. Where he became famed for running to...
as first choice centre half. He would have replaced Jonny Evans
Jonny Evans
Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football...
who has returned to Manchester United after his loan expired last season but Roy Keane was not willing to pay the asking price of more than £3 million.
On 4 April 2009, Goian was named captain against Gloria Bistrita
Gloria Bistrita
Gloria Bistriţa is a Romanian professional football club from Bistriţa, Bistriţa-Năsăud County.-History:The club was founded on July 6, 1922 and among the founding staff members there were: Simion Sbârcea as the club's president, Teofil Moldovan as the club's secretary, Ion Bota, Dumitru Hara,...
, as the main captain Sorin Ghionea
Sorin Ghionea
Sorin Ghionea , is a Romanian footballer who plays for FCM Târgu Mureş.-Oţelul Galaţi:At the age of 12, Ghionea was sent to Oţelul Galaţi football club by his teacher, Tică Ploieşteanu. The second day he was hand-picked by the coach and played there for 2 years...
was injured. Although Petre Marin
Petre Marin
Petre Marin , is a Romanian footballer who plays for Concordia Chiajna.-Club career:Marin made his professional debut in 1993, when he was signed by Sportul Studenţesc of Bucharest. In 1995 he joined FC Naţional Bucureşti, where he remained until 2004...
was the oldest player of the team, couch Marius Lacatus considered that Goian would make a better captain. The match ended with Steaua's victory, Kapetanos scoring the only goal.
He scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season with a successful penalty against Oţelul Galaţi. The game ended with Steaua's victory by five goals, being their largest win this season so far.
On 30 July 2009, he captained Steaua's victory with 3–0 against Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
and also contributed at the first goal with a header which led to an own goal by Motherwell's Stephen Craigan
Stephen Craigan
Stephen James Craigan is a professional footballer, currently playing for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. He plays in central defence, and has enjoyed two spells at Motherwell, where he is currently the club captain...
. He also missed a penalty for which he was heavily criticised by chairman Gigi Becali who decided to take him off the penalty kicker list.
Goian was the most booked player from Steaua in the 2008–09 season in Liga I with 10 yellow cards and 4 in European Cups.
Palermo (2009–2011)
On 6 August 2009, PalermoU.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
had showed interest in the central defender and bought him for €2m. There he met up once again with his former coach, Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is a retired Italian footballer and current manager. He is a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Internazionale. He also holds Romanian citizenship...
, with his contract paying him €550.000 per season as salary. He played his first game in a Palermo shirt in a friendly against Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
, of which the match ended as a 2–0 for the Spanish opposition. Goian's Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
début came against Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
, a match in which he played the full 90 minutes.
In his first season at the club, Goian was mostly used as a covering replacement for defensive regulars Simon Kjær
Simon Kjær
Simon Thorup Kjær is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a centre back for Roma. He was named 2007 Danish under-19 talent of the year and 2009 Danish Talent of the Year, and has played 20 games for the Denmark national football team.-FC Midtjylland:Born in Horsens, Kjær started...
and Cesare Bovo
Cesare Bovo
Cesare Bovo is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Genoa.-Lecce & youth career:Bovo grew up playing in the renowned AS Roma youth system, and was sold on a co-ownership bid to Serie B club Lecce in the 2002/2003 season, which Bovo was exchanged with Mauro Rizzo who both...
. Following Kjær's departure to Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren
Stephen "Steve" McClaren is an English football manager and former player.McClaren was previously manager of VfL Wolfsburg in Germany between May 2010 and February 2011, having left his post at Dutch side FC Twente, with whom he won the club's first Eredivisie championship in the 2009–10 season...
's VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
in the Bundesliga, Goian was originally expected to achieve considerably more first team opportunities; however, he sustained a number of injuries which prevented him from doing so. Upon fully recovering and returning back to the starting lineup later in March, and in doing so making his first 2011 appearance in the league, Goian scored the winning goal against league-leaders A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
; and coincidentally, it was also Goian's first Serie A league goal, as well as his first goal as Palermo player.
Rangers (2011–)
On 25 July, Palermo agreed an undisclosed fee with Scottish Champions RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
regarding Goian, who subsequently signed a three year contract. On 29 July, Goian received his work permit, and made his Rangers debut the following day against St Johnstone
St Johnstone F.C.
St. Johnstone F.C. is a professional football club based in Perth, Scotland. Although it is officially recorded as being formed in 1884, the club did not play its first game until February 1885. The club's home since 1989 has been McDiarmid Park....
in a 2–0 win, which was also his new manager Ally McCoist
Ally McCoist
Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist, MBE ; 24 September 1962) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Rangers in Scotland....
's first win in charge of the Glasgow based club. He was due to play his first European Champions League Qualifier for Rangers on 4th August 2011 after successfully appealing to UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
who earlier deemed him ineligible. He unfortunately injured his hamstring and was unable to play. Goian made his Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
debut on the 18th of September 2011 in a 4–2 victory and was praised heavily by the Rangers fans. Goian quickly became a fans favourite at Rangers putting in many consistent and impressive displays. Goian formed a strong partnership with Carlos Bocanegra
Carlos Bocanegra
Carlos Manuel Bocanegra is an American soccer player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and is the captain of the United States national team.-Chicago Fire:...
who also signed for the SPL Champions in the same transfer window and the pair cemented their places in the side as first choice centre backs. He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 3–2 defeat to Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
in the Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
on 21 September 2011..
International career
He was selected by Victor PiturcaVictor Piturca
Victor Piţurcă is a Romanian football manager and former player.-Club career:Piţurcă was one of the prolific strikers of Steaua Bucureşti, being one of the team's top scorers – he scored 137 goals in 174 league games...
for the Romanian national team in 16 November 2005 against Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
, thus being his first appearance in the national team. Goian has won 40 caps for Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, scoring 5 times.
75% of the Romanian national team matches in the Euro 2008 qualifying stages were played with Goian on the field from the first minute.
Euro 2008
On 9 June 2008, Goian made his Euro 2008 entrance against the World Cup 2006 finalist FranceFrance national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
in a Group C match in Zürich, Switzerland. He managed to stop strikers Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka
Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...
and Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
, helping Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
win their first point with a goalless draw against France and also gaining his 20th cap.
The second match in Group C against Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
found Goian once again playing from the first minute on the pitch. Romania managed to draw 1–1 with Italy. After a foul committed in the 73rd minute he took the ball and threw it in the air. The referee gave him a yellow card and Goian will not play in the next game against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
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International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2006 | Steaua, Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , 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... |
3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | ||||||
| 2 | 12 September 2007 | RheinEnergieStadion RheinEnergieStadion The RheinEnergieStadion is a football stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of the 12 hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup... , Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly | ||||||
| 3 | 13 October 2007 | Farul, Constanţa Constanta Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region.... , 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... |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | ||||||
| 4 | 11 October 2008 | Farul, Constanţa Constanta Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region.... , 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... |
2–0 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
| 5 | 19 November 2008 | Dinamo, Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , 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... |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||||||
| Correct as of 11 November 2011 | |||||||||||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Foresta Suceava Foresta Suceava Foresta Fălticeni was a Romanian professional football club from Fălticeni, Suceava County, Romania, founded in 1954 and dissolved in 2003.-History:The club was founded in 1954 in Fălticeni under the name of Avântul Fălticeni.... |
1999–00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gloria Buzău (loan) | 1999–00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Foresta Suceava Foresta Suceava Foresta Fălticeni was a Romanian professional football club from Fălticeni, Suceava County, Romania, founded in 1954 and dissolved in 2003.-History:The club was founded in 1954 in Fălticeni under the name of Avântul Fălticeni.... |
2000–01 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Ceahlăul 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... |
2001–02 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 3 | |
| FCM Bacău FCM Bacau FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:... |
2003–04 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Steaua Bucureşti | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 7 | |
| 2006–07 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Liga I The 2009–10 Liga I season was the ninety-second since its establishment. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.- Teams :Farul Constanţa, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in 16th through 18th place... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 151 | 15 | |
| Palermo U.S. Città di Palermo Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently... |
2009–10 2009–10 Serie A The 2009–10 Serie A was the seventy-eighth season since its establishment. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball - the T90 Ascente - for this season... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Serie A The 2010–11 Serie A was the 79th season since its establishment, the first under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011... |
16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
2011–12 2011–12 Scottish Premier League The 2011–12 Scottish Premier League is the fourteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football, since its inception in 1998. The season started on 23 July 2011.... |
15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Career Totals | 267 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 324 | 24 | |
Honours
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 |  Steaua Bucureşti |
Divizia A |
| 2005–2006 | Steaua Bucureşti |
Supercupa României |
Personal life
On 23 October 2006, he became a father for the first time. His wife, Nadia, gave birth to a girl, who they named Maya Maria, since 7 January 2010 he has a son too, who was named Nectarie Matei.Dorin's brother, Lucian
Lucian Goian
Lucian Goian is a football player playing as a central defender. He is currently playing for Astra Ploieşti. He is the younger brother of Rangers defender Dorin Goian. He signed with his former club, Dinamo Bucureşti, after scoring against Dinamo's rivals, Steaua, when he played for Ceahlăul...
, is also a professional footballer who plays for Astra Ploieşti
FC Astra Ploieşti
Fotbal Club Astra Ploieşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania. They were founded in 1934 and spent their vast majority in the lower leagues, but are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I, after obtaining the promotion in 2009.The...
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External links
- Dorin Goian career stats at RomanianSoccer.ro
- Dorin Goian statistics at ESPNsoccernetESPNsoccernetESPN Soccernet is a website that provides comprehensive coverage of world football . Complete football information includes scores, statistics, and features of worldwide football.-History:...
- Dorin Goian at Goal.comGoal.comGoal.com, founded in 2004 by Chicco Merighi and former Ferrari Maserati and Ralph Lauren President and CEO Gian Luigi Longinotti-Buitoni, is a website for international football news. Goal.com represents the largest football community in the world, with 22 language versions, covering over 200...
- Profile at UEFA.com