Dorin Goian

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Dorin Goian

Full name	Dorin Nicolae Goian
Date of birth	December 12, 1980
Place of birth	Suceava, Romania
Height	1.96m
Nickname	Dl. Goe, Gulliver
Playing position	Full Back
Club information
Current club	Steaua Bucureşti
Number	3
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-98 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-	Foresta II Fălticeni NC Foresta Suceava Gloria Buzău NC Foresta Suceava Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ FCM Bacău Steaua Bucharest	14 (0) 2 (0) 19 (0) 12 (2) 45 (2) 26 (2) 34 (2)
National team²
2005-	Romania	6 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 7, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Dorin Nicolae Goian, (born December 12, 1980 in Suceava), is a Romanian football (soccer) centre back.

[edit] Club Career

In 1997, aged 17, Goian is signed by Foresta Fălticeni, a small club from Suceava county, to play for the club's second team. Two years later he is promoted to the first team, but in 2000 he is lent to Gloria Buzau for a period of few months. Once returned to Suceava, as in meantime Foresta moved from Fălticeni, and continues to play for Foresta both in Divizia A and Divizia B until 2002 when is signed by Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ but after one year he is transferred to FCM Bacău from where he is selected for the enlarged Romania national football team.

In the autumn of 2004, Goian is bought by Steaua Bucharest, his current club.

As of October 7, 2006, Goian won five caps for Romania, scoring once.

Dorin's brother, Lucian, is also a professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Bucharest, Steaua's famous rivals.

[edit] External Links

Dorin Goian's career @ RomanianSoccer.ro (English)
Dorin Goian's profile @ UEFA.com (English)
FC Steaua Bucuresti fans A popular fans' website with information and news about FC Steaua.

Steaua Bucureşti - Current Squad
1 Andrey \| 3 Goian \| 6 Rădoi \| 7 Opriţa \| 8 Petre \| 9 Badea \| 10 Dică \| 11 Boştină \| 12 Cernea \| 14 Cristocea \| 15 Neşu \| 16 Nicoliţă \| 17 Baciu \| 18 Marin \| 19 Iacob \| 20 Lovin \| 21 Théréau \| 22 Paraschiv \| 23 Saban \| 24 Ghionea \| 26 Croitoru \| 27 Stancu \| 28 Coman \| 30 Ochiroşii \| 31 Lungu \| 32 Muzac \| 86 Élton \| Coach: Olăroiu