var playerInfo={"4EB8C1CDD4A86AD4B213AF7FAE87E4FE":"Spezia[on loan]","0E9052569923A91555E1DAF3C456F9CD":"","1BB8AF7BD3F66066":"194cm","147403B66C8CB5C7":"3283","3B9127F7BC829326":"1","86178E7285C328960D9569BD40C7D883":"1980-12-12","A494ABC507986833":"Dorin Goian","F52748F924D1E675":"83kg","90579B4DEA63C3E4":"Dorin Goian","75B83B44A2FCDD1B4FF631FCD2E3CC16":"30","816C8DE73A2D153866B49ADDE8EB04C4":"Romania","078F3C827B475FC4":"37333","1A770A41820EA8876555100F4F89BC57":"<P><STRONG>Profile<BR><\/STRONG><BR>A giant pillar of a centre-back, Dorin Goian became an important member of Romania's defence during their UEFA EURO 2008&#8482; qualifying campaign. Strong in the air, he scored the winning goal at home against the Netherlands which effectively ended his country's eight-year wait to reach a major tournament.<BR><BR>Fairly discreet beginnings to career before a mid-season move from FCM Bac&#227;u to FC Steaua Bucure\u015fti in 2004\/05.<BR><BR>Made a minor impact in his first half-season at Steaua but then played a major role in the club's 2005\/06 Romanian title-winning campaign.<BR><BR>Even more prominent in Steaua's run to the UEFA Cup semi-finals &#8211; scored five goals in 14 games, including one in the semi-final second leg at Middlesbrough FC that brought Steaua to the cusp of the final before the English side's comeback.<BR><BR>First selected for Romania in November 2005; scored on his competitive debut in a UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier at home to Belarus (3-1).<BR><BR>Has appeared for Steaua in the last two UEFA Champions League campaigns (eleven appearances; one goal).<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Goian's close-range strike against the Netherlands in the UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier on 13 October 2007 gave Romania their first victory over the Dutch.<\/P>","3F6EEC72E60D52B53E2E6377341938DB":"2","7777CB48C34672EC8F83E174F0B7EFC7":"","2F200EF80307E2A90BE724565D2038D0":"2013-7-1","8084EC95B881D770":"Asteras Tripolis","7F6018B84729B122B8EE7594158DA382":"Spezia[on loan],Glasgow Rangers,Palermo,Bucaspor,Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt,Steaua Bucuresti","e_index":2};