Alexandru Golban (born 28 February 1979 in Chișinău,

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) is a retired

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and also former member of Moldova national team. He holds dual

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n nationality.

Career

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

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side

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, signed a three-year contract. He played for the club in two First League season, and two

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half-season, where he just played 4 times in Ukrainian Premier League. After receiving the Romanian nationality, he moved to German

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side

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. After the club relegated to the

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in summer 2007, he moved to Romanian side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and in mid-season to

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i side

FC Tobol FC Tobol ( kk, Тобыл футбол клубы, Tobyl Futbol Kluby) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. The ...

International career

Golban has made 15 appearances for

, and he played in

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and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

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Profile at FFU website
1979 births Romanian people of Moldovan descent Living people Moldovan footballers Moldova international footballers FC Dacia Chișinău players Eintracht Braunschweig players FC Karpaty Lviv players FC Tobol players Simurq PIK players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Association football forwards Moldovan Super Liga players Liga I players 2. Bundesliga players Ukrainian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Moldovan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Germany Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Romania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Footballers from Chișinău Speranța Nisporeni players FC Veris Chișinău players FC Speranța Crihana Veche players {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub