Liviu Goian
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 November 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dej, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1991 | CSM Suceava[a] | 20 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | FC Bacău | 33 | (0) |
| 1993–2000 | Debrecen | 200 | (7) |
| 1995 | → Bucovina Suceava (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Romania B | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liviu Goian (born 18 November 1965) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender.[2][3]
Goian was born on 18 November 1965 in Dej, Romania and began playing senior-level football in 1981, aged 15 at CSM Suceava in the Romanian lower leagues.[1][4] He helped the team earn promotion to Divizia A in 1987, making his debut in the competition on 23 August in a 3–1 home victory against FCM Brașov.[1][4] However, Suceava was relegated after only one season, but Goian remained with the team for three more seasons in Divizia B.[1] In 1991, he returned to Divizia A football, joining FC Bacău.[1][4] On 21 March 1993 he made his last appearance in the Romanian first league in Bacău's 2–2 draw against Brașov, totaling 53 matches in the competition.[1][4]
In 1993, he went abroad to Hungarian side, Debrecen where he was teammates with fellow Romanians Nicolae Ilea, Radu Sabo, Emil Răducu and Cornel Cașolțan.[1][3][4][5][6] Goian made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 14 August 1993 under coach Lajos Garamvölgyi in a 2–1 victory with Videoton in which he scored a goal.[1][3][4][5] He played seven games in the 1998 Intertoto Cup campaign as the team got past Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev, Hradec Králové and Hansa Rostock, reaching the semi-finals where they were defeated by Ruch Chorzów.[1][7] Goian won the first trophy of his career when coach Garamvölgyi used him the entire match in the 2–1 win over Tatabánya in the 1998–99 Magyar Kupa final.[4][8] In the following season he played in both legs of the 3–2 aggregate loss to VfL Wolfsburg in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup first round.[1][3][9] Goian made his last Hungarian league appearance, playing for Debrecen on 27 May 2000 in a 3–1 home win over MTK Budapest.[1][5]
International career
In 1986, Goian played two games for Romania B against Italy and the Soviet Union.[4]
After retirement
After ending his playing career, he worked as a sports agent, served as president at SC Bacău and became a businessman.[10]