Igor Oprea
{{Short description|Moldovan footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Igor Oprea
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Cojușna, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
| height = 1.79 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Zimbru Chişinău (chairman)
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1988 | clubs1 = Zarya Beltsy | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1991–1996 | clubs2 = Tiligul Tiraspol | caps2 = 121 | goals2 = 20
| years3 = 1996–2002 | clubs3 = Zimbru Chişinău | caps3 = 125 | goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2002–2003 | clubs4 = Chornomorets Odesa | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2003–2004 | clubs5 = Zimbru Chișinău | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = Moldova | nationalcaps1 = 44 | nationalgoals1 = 4
| manageryears1 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs1 = Viitorul Orhei
| manageryears2 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs2 = Zimbru Chişinău
}}
Igor Oprea (born 5 October 1969) is a Moldovan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Oprea spent most of his career playing for Zimbru Chișinău, winning the Moldovan championship four times and the cup once with the club.{{cite web|publisher=moldova.sports.md|script-title=ru:Игорь Опря назначен генеральным директором ФК "Зимбру"|url=http://moldova.sports.md/football/national_division/news/22-02-2011/8514/igor_opr_a_naznachen_general_nym_direktorom_fk_zimbru/|language=Russian|date=22 February 2011}}
Oprea made 44 appearances for the Moldova national team from 1992 to 2001.{{cite web|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Moldova - Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mold-recintlp.html|date=16 December 2010}}
Managerial career
After he retired from playing, Oprea began working with the Moldova national youth teams, and became a football manager. He led FC Viitorul Orhei in 2009 and 2010.{{cite web|publisher=moldfootball.com|script-title=ru:Игорь Опря стал главным тренером "Вииторула"|url=http://www.moldfootball.com/?index=news&news=4588|language=Russian|date=9 July 2009}}
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15654|title=Match log for Igor Oprea|publisher=eu-football.info|first=|last=|language=|date=|access-date=16 November 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 20 August 1992 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | {{fb|Sudan}} | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 2. | 7 September 1994 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{fb|Georgia|1990}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 3 | rowspan="2"| 5 September 1998 | rowspan="2"|Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | rowspan="2"|{{fb|Finland}} | 1–1 | rowspan="2"|2–3 | rowspan="2"| Euro 2000 qualifier |
| 4 | 2–1 |
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|16137}}
- [http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=en&id=901602071979281 Profile at KLISF]
- {{FFU player|27596}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oprea, Igor}}
Category:People from Strășeni District
Category:Moldovan men's footballers
Category:Soviet men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Moldova men's international footballers
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:FC Zimbru Chișinău players
Category:FC Chornomorets Odesa players
Category:Moldovan expatriate men's footballers