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Moldovan footballer

Radu Rebeja
Rebeja in 2015
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office
19 December 2019 – 11 July 2021
Preceded byConstantin Botnari
Parliamentary groupDemocratic Party
Personal details
Born (1973-06-08) 8 June 1973 (age 51)
Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Association football career
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1999 Zimbru Chișinău 195 (43)
1999–2000 Uralan Elista 52 (0)
2001–2003 Saturn Ramenskoye 81 (1)
2004–2008 Moscow 110 (3)
2008 Khimki 8 (0)
Total 446 (47)
International career
1991–2008 Moldova 74 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radu Rebeja (born 8 June 1973) is a Moldovan former football player who played as defensive midfielder or centre-back. He has been a leader and captain of the Moldova national team for 74 matches and was formerly the captain of FC Moscow.

Awards

In 2006, he was awarded the Moldovan Footballer of the Year award. Rebeja is also one of the most capped Moldova national football team players.

Rebeja was one of the 11 Moldovan football players to be challenged to a game of tennis by Tony Hawks and is featured in his 2012 book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis.

Post-football achievements

In 2008, he ended his career as a professional football player and became the Vice President of the Moldovan Football Federation.

In 2015, he took up the post of Adviser for Youth and Sports to the Prime Minister of Moldova, Chiril Gaburici.

In 2018, he was selected as the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.

In 2019, he became an independent deputy in the Parliament of Moldova.

In August 2019, he opened a professional football academy called Academia de Fotbal Radu Rebeja (The Radu Rebeja Football Academy).

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 1995 Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany  Germany 1–6 1–6 Euro 1996 qualifier
2. 5 September 2001 FK Ozeta Dukla Stadium, Trenčín, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–4 2–4 2002 World Cup qualifier

References

  1. "Match log for Radu Rebeja". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

External links

Moldovan Footballer of the Year


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