var playerInfo={"C403D9D9F071ACF5":"37333","D41F91B0720932DCFCEBDA572EB68D71":"1980-12-12","99B9FE00554E753D0BC6E1E16DA9F791":"Spezia[on loan]","EABD711929A60B526AB9CD802EC5F0A7":"30","4039037DD85D60421E356E7B3EA31BE5":"Spezia[on loan],Glasgow Rangers,Palermo,Bucaspor,Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt,Steaua Bucuresti","FAF88D97B63B269A":"194cm","BCB817AACBF8A2A6870B9B82788BC0CB":"2","2134628892B06B90":"Dorin Goian","BFA4903D06441BD5032C18CFE9B50683":"","BA50BEB0DB40F3ADF7C4575FF4221F17":"","8025E7E497D77CF6":"Asteras Tripolis","411CCFA197052F93":"Dorin Goian","60DC9D976694DF52":"1","94D0847B815EE9D1AA49123A5072B2C7":"<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>","6A0E980854EFD8AD1B424574AD15DF0D":"2013-7-1","BDC97245F9A52F8B":"3283","C94C0D651EC157BC":"83kg","797F91F0051E8E7502912D1DDA7DF5C1":"Romania","e_index":9};