Dorin Goian

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Dorin Goian
Personal information
Full name Nicolae Dorin Goian
Date of birth December 12, 1980 (1980-12-12) (age 27)
Place of birth    Suceava, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club Steaua Bucureşti
Number 3
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-98
1999-01
1999-00
2002-03
2003-04
2004-		 Foresta II Fălticeni
NC Foresta Suceava
→ Gloria Buzău (loan)
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
FCM Bacău
Steaua Bucureşti
 014 00(0)
028 00(2)
019 00(0)
045 00(2)
026 00(6)
085 00(5)   
National team2
2005- Romania 024 00(4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 04 October 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 11, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Nicolae Dorin Goian (nickname: „Goe”) (born December 12, 1980 in Suceava), is a Romanian football player. He is renowned for scoring a lot of goals even though he is a centre back. He currently plays for Steaua Bucureşti and for the Romanian national football team.

On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of România, Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class II with two barret.[1]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Foresta Fălticeni (1997-01)

  • In 1997, aged 17, Goian was signed by 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 in 2000, when he was 20 years old in a match versus Gloria Bistriţa. It was a happy debut for the young center back, his team won the match with 2-0.
  • Foresta Falticeni didn’t manage to keep up the good work, so at the end of the season relegated in 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 10th place in the second division, Dorin Goian was remarked by the officials of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ a small team from the First Romanian Division and he was transferred here at the middle of the season.
  • Marin Barbu, the coach that discovered Dorin Goian compared him to Gulliver because of his height. He said that Dorin 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.

[edit] Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (2002-03)

  • After the season 2003-2004 Ceahlaul has the same faith as Foresta and relegates in the second division, but Dorin Goian is already one of the most hunted center back from the internal competition, so he sings a contract with another small team from the first division FCM Bacău.

[edit] FCM Bacău (2003-04)

  • After a great half of season with FCM Bacău (2004-2005), Goian manages to find a perfect shape to impress Steaua Bucureşti's officials. At the middle of the season Goian makes the jump to one of the most important teams in Romania and his dream begins to take shape.

[edit] Steaua Bucureşti (2004-present)

Dorin Goian training at Steaua.
Dorin Goian training at Steaua.
  • Even though he only played 4 games this season for Steaua, Goian continued to fight for a place in the first 11 and starting with the next season (2005-2006) the young center 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 I.F. for Steaua with a perfect header inside the box.
  • He soon became a top scorer for Steaua in the Uefa Cup season 2005-06 after scoring against R.C. Lens, Halmstads BK and also SC Heerenveen.
  • He scored his team's second goal in the 2-4 loss away at Middlesbrough FC in the UEFA Cup semifinal, 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).
  • Goian was the most booked player from Steaua in the 2007-08 season in Liga I with 9 yellow cards and one red card.
  • On July 1, 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 choses a player's transfer fee and that Goian will no longer be included in the first eleven in any circumstances. Steaua's owner also specified that he will let Goian go to the first club that gives €3 million for him.[3]
  • However, Becali seems to have realized this was a mistake, and Goian became a certain starter again, as he is one of the most valuable players in the Steaua team.


Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental games Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
FC Steaua Bucureşti
07-08 23 2 0 0 8 3 33 5
06-07 28 1 3 0 11 0 42 1
05-06 23 2 1 0 14 5 38 6
04-05 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 79 5 4 0 33 8 117 13
Last updated March 23, 2008

[edit] Transfer Offers

  • 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 Gigi Becali said that he will not give Goian up for at least €4.5 million. On June 23, 2008 Stuttgart Journal announced that Steaua has lowered the price of the center-back to 3 million. He was watched by Stuttgart officials at Euro 2008, where he played against France and Italy.[4]
  • Also Newcastle United had showed interest in the central defender. Tracked by other english and german clubs.[7]
  • Aston Villa were also been linked with a move for Goian in the January 2008 transfer window. Reports in Romania are suggesting Villa are set to sign 6 ft 5 in (2.0 m) for around £5million in the summer of 2008.[8]
  • As of July 2008, he has been linked with a move to Dinamo Kiev.

[edit] International career

[edit] Euro 2008

  • On Monday June 9, 2008, Goian made his Euro 2008 entrance against the World Cup 2006 finalist France 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 commited in the 73th minute he took the ball at threw it in the air, after that the referee gave him a yellow card and Goian will not play in the next game against Netherlands.

[edit] International goals

Dorin Goian: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 October 7, 2006 Bucharest, Romania  Belarus 3-1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
2 September 12, 2007 Koln, Germany  Germany 1-3 Loss Friendly
3 October 13, 2007 Constanţa, Romania  Netherlands 1-0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
4 October 11, 2008 Constanţa, Romania  France 2-2 Draw World Cup 2010 Qual.

[edit] Titles

Season Club Title
2004-2005 Flag of Romania FC Steaua Bucureşti Divizia A
2005-2006 Flag of Romania FC Steaua Bucureşti Divizia A
2005-2006 Flag of Romania FC Steaua Bucureşti Supercupa României

[edit] Personal and family life

  • On 23 December 2006 he became a father for the first time. His wife, Nadia, gave birth to a girl, who they named Maria.
  • Dorin's brother, Lucian, is also a professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Bucureşti, Steaua's famous rivals.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Preşedintele Băsescu a decorat o sută de glorii ale fotbalului românesc", realitatea.net (2008-03-25). Retrieved on 2008-06-30. 
  2. ^ "Becali: "Dorin Goian e 100% al Stelei"", gsp.ro (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  3. ^ "Becali: "Goian o să stea pe bancă, să-i dau o lecţie!"", prosport.ro (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  4. ^ "Dorin Goian, în vizorul lui VFB Stuttgart", realitatea.net (2008-06-23). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  5. ^ "Manchester United, interesata de Dorin Goian", ziare.com (2007-10-17). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  6. ^ "Manchester City looks up Goian", espn.com (2007-10-12). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  7. ^ "Newcastle, Propose themselves for Goian", transfermarketweb.com (2007-12-03). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  8. ^ "Aston Villa Tracking Goian", transfermarketweb.com (2008-01-15). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  9. ^ "Werder wants Goian", transfermarketweb.com (2008-05-09). Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  10. ^ "West Brom îl vrea pe Goian (Romanian)", gsp.ro (2008-07-09). Retrieved on 2008-07-09. 

[edit] External links

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