Simeon Bulgaru

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simeon Bulgaru

| fullname =

| image = Simeon Bulgaru 2013.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Bulgaru with Volga Nizhny Novgorod in 2013

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|26}}

| birth_place = Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.86 m

| currentclub = Moldova U18 (head coach)

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2000–2002

| youthclubs1 = Zimbru Chișinău

| years1 = 2003–2006

| clubs1 = Zimbru Chișinău

| caps1 = 70

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2007–2008

| clubs2 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2008–2010

| clubs3 = Viborg

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2010–2012

| clubs4 = Alania Vladikavkaz

| caps4 = 64

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013–2014

| clubs5 = Volga Nizhny Novgorod

| caps5 = 21

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014–2015

| clubs6 = Irtysh Pavlodar

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2017

| clubs7 = Dacia Chișinău

| caps7 = 47

| goals7 = 1

| totalcaps = 266

| totalgoals = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2013

| nationalteam1 = Moldova

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs1 = Zimbru Chișinău (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2020

| managerclubs2 = Codru Lozova

| manageryears3 = 2020

| managerclubs3 = Zimbru Chișinău (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs4 = Zimbru Chișinău (interim)

| manageryears5 = 2021–2025

| managerclubs5 = Moldova U21 (assistant)

| nationalteam-update = 8 February 2025

| manageryears6 = 2025–

| managerclubs6 = Moldova U18

}}

Simeon Bulgaru (born 26 May 1985) is a Moldovan football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Moldova under-18 national team.

Club career

Bulgaru began his career with Zimbru Chișinău. After three years with the senior side, he joined to FC Sheriff Tiraspol in January 2007.

After one year with the club in January 2008 transferred from Sheriff Tiraspol to Viborg in the Danish Superliga.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tipsbladet.dk/danmark/viborg/simeon_bulgaru|title=Tipsbladet.dk Profile}} After two and a half years in Denmark, he was sold to Alania Vladikavkaz from Russia.

On 27 February 2013, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Volga Nizhny Novgorod.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcvolgann.ru/volga-info/news/team/11555/|title=Булгару стал «волгарем»|website=www.fcvolgann.ru}}

International career

Bulgaru was a member of the Moldova national team from 2007 to 2013.{{NFT player|11671}}

Managerial career

=Zimbru Chișinău=

On 10 June 2020, Bulgaru was announced as the new assistant coach of FC Zimbru Chișinău, with Vlad Goian being announced as head coach.{{cite news|title=COMUNICAT DE PRESĂ: RELANSAREA CLUBULUI DE FOTBAL "ZIMBRU"|trans-title=Press release: Relaunch of the Zimbru football club|url=http://zimbru.md/comunicat-de-presa-relansarea-clubului-de-fotbal-zimbru/|website=zimbru.md|publisher=FC Zimbru Chișinău|accessdate=28 June 2020|language=Romanian|date=10 June 2020}}

On 16 October 2020, Bulgaru became interim head coach after Vlad Goian left the role.{{cite news|title=Vlad Goian a părăsit funcția de antrenor principal al clubului Zimbru|trans-title=Vlad Goian has left the position of head coach of Zimbru|url=https://moldfootball.com/ro/news/perestanovki-v-trenerskom-shtabe-zimbru-vlad-gojan-ushel-s-posta-glavnogo-trenera|website=moldfootball.com|publisher=Moldfootball|accessdate=20 October 2020|language=Romanian|date=16 October 2020}} Bulgaru resigned from his position and left the club in January 2021.{{cite news|title=Simion Bulgaru nu mai face parte din staff-ul tehnic al clubului Zimbru|trans-title=Simeon Bulgaru is no longer part of the technical staff of Zimbru|url=https://moldfootball.com/ro/news/simion-bulgaru-pokinul-trenerskijj-shtab-zimbru|website=moldfootball.com|publisher=Moldfootball|accessdate=27 January 2021|language=Romanian|date=17 January 2021}}

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bulgaru goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Simeon Bulgaru{{cite web\|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/05/29/world/friendlies/moldova/united-arab-emirates/930104/\|title=Moldova vs. UAE 2-3\|publisher=soccerway.com\| author=\|language=\| date=29 May 2010\| access-date=8 July 2022}}
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
style="text-align:center"\|1	29 May 2010	Sportzentrum Anif, Anif, Austria	{{fb\|United Arab Emirates}}	style="text-align:center"\|2–2	style="text-align:center"\|2–3	Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Simeon Bulgaru{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/05/29/world/friendlies/moldova/united-arab-emirates/930104/|title=Moldova vs. UAE 2-3|publisher=soccerway.com| author=|language=| date=29 May 2010| access-date=8 July 2022}}

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

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style="text-align:center"|1

29 May 2010

Sportzentrum Anif, Anif, Austria

style="text-align:center"|2–2

style="text-align:center"|2–3