Denis Zmeu

Denis Zmeu
Personal information
Date of birth	8 May 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Chişinău, Moldovan SSR
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
	Zimbru Chişinău
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2006	Zimbru Chişinău II
2003–2006	Zimbru Chişinău
2007–2013	Vaslui
Total
International career‡
2007–2011	Moldova
Managerial career
2016–2017	Milsami Orhei (fitness coach)
2017–2019	Politehnica Iași (fitness coach)
2019-	Ararat-Armenia (fitness coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2013

Denis Zmeu (born 8 May 1985)^[2] is a former^[3] Moldovan footballer who played as a central midfielder.

From 24 August 2015 he is a coach for the physical training of all Moldavian football selections. From February 2016 to June 2017 he is a physical trainer at Milsami Orhei. Since June 2017 he has been a physical trainer at Politehnica Iași, the team for the first time in the 2017–2018 season qualifying in the play-off phase of the first league in Romania.^[4]^[5]

Club career[edit]

He started his career at Zimbru Chișinău. In the winter of 2007, he was bought by SC Vaslui for about €200,000. In that season he played every single game, but he failed to impress. He scored his first goal for SC Vaslui, in a 3–0 victory against FC Timişoara.

International career[edit]

Soon after his transfer at SC Vaslui, he made his debut in the Moldova national team. He was a regular, until the last year, when, because he failed to play at Vaslui, he lost his place in the national team.

Career statistics[edit]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zimbru Chişinău	2003–04	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2004–05	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2006–07	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
SC Vaslui	2006–07	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2007–08	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2008–09	17	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
	2009–10	13	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
	2010–11	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2011–12	14	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	21	2
Total		81	3	12	0	11	1	0	0	104	4
Career Total		91	3	12	0	11	1	0	0	114	4

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 December 2011.^[6]^[7]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2011	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	San Marino	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Career honours[edit]

SC Vaslui[edit]

Cupa României
- Runner-up: 2010
UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winner: 2008

References[edit]

^ "International appearances of Denis Zmeu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
^ Soccerway profile
^ "Denis Zmeu se retrage din fotbal la vârstă de 28 de ani din cauza unei accidentări mai vechi". Prime.md. Retrieved 7 May 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Fostul fotbalist Denis Zmeu, responsabil de condiția fizică a fotbaliștilor naționalelor Moldovei
^ "Comunicat FMF". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Zmeu, Denis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ "Zmeu, Denis". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

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[1] "International appearances of Denis Zmeu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

[2] Soccerway profile

[3] "Denis Zmeu se retrage din fotbal la vârstă de 28 de ani din cauza unei accidentări mai vechi". Prime.md. Retrieved 7 May 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Fostul fotbalist Denis Zmeu, responsabil de condiția fizică a fotbaliștilor naționalelor Moldovei

[5] "Comunicat FMF". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[NFT-6] "Zmeu, Denis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[RS-7] "Zmeu, Denis". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

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