Alexandru Moldovan (born 23 August 1950, in

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) is a

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and former

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Career

Playing career

Moldovan played for

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, Crişul Oradea,

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, Progresul București,

Victoria București Victoria București was a Romanian football club based in Bucharest, founded in 1949 and dissolved right after the Romanian revolution of 1989. The club was sustained by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs (the " Miliția", Police). In 198 ...

Metalurgistul Cugir Club Sportiv Metalurgistul Cugir commonly known as Metalurgistul Cugir, is a Romanian football club based in Cugir, Alba County, currently playing in the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football. Metalurgistul Cugir was founded in 193 ...

and

Unirea Alba Iulia Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III. Among the greatest achievements ...

from 1970 and 1985 until his retirement. During his playing career Moldovan won four

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titles in eight years with Dinamo Bucharest.

Coaching career

Moldovan coached a number of teams in his native

, including most notably

in the 1992–93 season. His side lost 2–0 on aggregate to eventual winners

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in the

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qualifiers for the group stage of the

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in 1993. In the same year he left Romania to coach clubs in

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and

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. Moldovan had three successful spells as manager of

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. Founded on 20 M ...

. During his first era in charge, Raja won the Moroccan league title in 1997. In his second stint Raja had surprisingly sacked him in the 2001–02 season when they were seven points clear in the standings but officials felt the team were not playing attractive football and Raja ended up third after replacing him. During his third spell at the club Moldovan won the

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and led the Moroccan side to the semifinals of the

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losing 2–0 on aggregate against Tunisian side

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. Moldovan was fired and replaced by

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in December 2005.

Honours

Player

Club

;Dinamo București * Romanian League: 1970–71,

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, 1974–75, 1976–77 *

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Runner-up: 1970–71 ;Progresul București *

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: 1979–80

Manager

;Olympique Béja *

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: 1995 *

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Runner-up: 1994–95 ;Raja Casablanca * Moroccan League: 1996–97 *

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: 2005 ;Al-Salmiya *

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: 1998

References

External links

*
Profile
at FCDinamo.ro
Manager record in Liga I
at Labtof.ro {{DEFAULTSORT:Moldovan, Alexandru 1950 births Living people Liga I players Liga II players FC Dinamo București players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players CSM Jiul Petroșani players FC Progresul București players Victoria București players CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players People from Ocna Mureș Romanian men's footballers Romanian football managers Expatriate football managers in Algeria Expatriate football managers in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Tunisia Expatriate football managers in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt FC Dinamo București managers Bahrain national football team managers CA Bizertin managers Romanian expatriate football managers CSM Flacăra Moreni managers JS Kabylie managers Raja CA managers Wydad AC managers FC Argeș Pitești managers FC Bihor Oradea (1958) managers CSM Unirea Alba Iulia managers Men's association football midfielders Qadsia SC managers Kuwait Premier League managers Saudi Pro League managers Al-Jahra SC managers Al-Salmiya SC managers Al-Tai FC managers Al Masry SC managers Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) managers Olympique Béja managers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Botola managers Footballers from Alba County 20th-century Romanian sportsmen