Ovidiu Herea
Romanian footballer (born 1985)
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Nicolae Ovidiu Herea (born 26 March 1985) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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Herea with Viitorul Constanța in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Ovidiu Herea | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Național București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Național București | 66 | (5) |
| 2007–2013 | Rapid București | 165 | (42) |
| 2013–2015 | Sion | 46 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Skoda Xanthi | 19 | (3) |
| 2016 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 19 | (3) |
| 2017 | Concordia Chiajna | 19 | (2) |
| 2017 | Viitorul Constanța | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Balotești | 11 | (5) |
| 2018–2022 | Metaloglobus București | 107 | (47) |
| 2024–2025 | Nanov | ||
| Total | 459 | (117) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Romania U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Romania | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Concordia Chiajna (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Nanov (player/coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Național București
Herea started his career at Național București, where he went through the youth systems.[1] On 16 August 2003, he made his debut for the first team in the Divizia A in a game against FC Brașov.[2] He helped his side reach the 2005–06 Romanian Cup final. He played four years for Național București, becoming a regular in his last two seasons with the team, before he left for Rapid București.[3]
Rapid București
In 2007 Herea was transferred to Rapid București for €1 million. In November 2011, after two months of negotiations, he signed a new four-year deal with Rapid București worth €1 million.
In 2012 Herea had offers from Italian sides AC Milan and Bari. Later on, in 2013 due to his great league performance he received the award "Romanian midfielder of the year" and he received another offer from Belgian top of the table team Standard Liège but he refused the offer. In April 2013 he scored an important 20 m free kick goal in the Romanian derby against FC Steaua București.
Sion
On 3 July 2013, Herea signed a three-year contract with Swiss side FC Sion.[4]
International career
Between 2005 and 2007 Herea was a Romania U-21 international.
Herea made his national debut against Albania.[5] He scored his first goal on 10 August 2011 against San Marino.[5]
Personal life
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Național București | 2003–04 | Divizia A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Divizia A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Divizia A | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | Divizia A | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 66 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 6 | ||||
| Rapid București | 2007–08 | Liga I | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Liga I | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | |||
| 2011–12 | Liga I | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| Total | 165 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 46 | ||
| Sion | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 10 | ||||
| Skoda Xanthi | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2016–17 | Liga I | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 2016–17 | Liga I | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2017–18 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Balotești | 2017–18 | Liga II | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Metaloglobus București | 2018–19 | Liga II | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga II | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga II | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 14 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga II | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga II | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 107 | 47 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 47 | ||||
| Career total | 459 | 117 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 507 | 126 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Swiss Cup, Greek Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herea goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August 2011 | Stadio Olimpico di San Marino, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Player
Național București[9]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2005–06
Rapid București[9]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2011–12
- Supercupa României: 2007
Sion[9]
Viitorul Constanța[9]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2017