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,

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, Metallurgistul Cugir and

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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 ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Footb ...

. 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 *

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: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77 *

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Runner-up: 1970–71 ;Progresul București * Romanian Second League: 1979–80

Manager

;Olympique Béja *

Tunisian Super Cup The Tunisian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر التونسي) or the Tunisia Premier Cup ( ar, كأس تونس الممتازة) was previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup. It is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunis ...

: 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

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Profile
at FCDinamo.ro
Manager record in Liga I
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