Radu Rebeja (born 8 June 1973) is a Moldovan former

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. He has been a leader and captain of the Moldova national team for 74 matches and was formerly the captain of

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Awards

In 2006, he was awarded the Moldovan Footballer of the Year award. Rebeja is also one of the most capped Moldova national football team players. Rebeja was one of the 11 Moldovan football players to be challenged to a game of tennis by

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and is featured in his 2012 book ''Playing the Moldovans at Tennis''.

Post-football achievements

In 2008, he ended his career as a professional football player and became the Vice President of the

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. In 2015, he took up the post of Adviser for Youth and Sports to the

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. In 2018, he was selected as the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research. In 2019, he became an independent deputy in the

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. In August 2019, he opened a professional football academy called (The Radu Rebeja Football Academy).

International goals

:''Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Website of Rebeja's football academy
1973 births Living people Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Zimbru Chișinău players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Saturn Ramenskoye players FC Moscow players FC Elista players Russian Premier League players Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia FC Khimki players Soviet men's footballers Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub