Alexandru Gațcan

Alexandru Gațcan (born 27 March 1984) is a Moldovan former international footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Alexandru Gațcan
Gațcan with Krylia Sovetov in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Unisport-Auto Chișinău 23 (3)
2004 Spartak Moscow 0 (0)
2005 Spartak Chelyabinsk 36 (2)
2006–2008 Rubin Kazan 40 (2)
2008–2019 Rostov 275 (21)
2019–2021 Krylia Sovetov Samara 49 (1)
Total 423 (29)
International career
Moldova U21 11 (0)
2005–2018 Moldova 63 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

On 17 June 2019, Gațcan extended his contract with Rostov until the summer of 2020.[1] On 17 July 2019, Rostov announced that Gațcan would leave the club after their match against Spartak Moscow on 20 July, ending his 11-year stint at the club.[2]

On 23 July 2019, he joined Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[3]

International

Gațcan played 2 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) and 7 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. Gațcan has appeared in 46 matches for the Moldova national football team, scoring three goals.[4]

Personal life

In 2007, Gațcan became a naturalized citizen of Russia.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018[6]
Valeriu Catînsus and Alexandru Gațcan in a match FC Shinnik and FC Rostov in Russian championship on 18 May 2012
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Spartak Moscow 2004 Russian Premier League 00000000
FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod 2005 FNL 36200362
FC Rubin Kazan 2006 Russian Premier League 2114120272
2007 1913120242
2008 000000
Total 402724000514
FC Rostov 2008 FNL 14300143
2009 Russian Premier League 26400264
2010 24000240
2011–12 354502[lower-alpha 1]0424
2012–13 270302[lower-alpha 2]0320
2013–14 25132283
2014–15 26100203[lower-alpha 3]0311
2015–16 23200232
2016–17 24300130373
2017–18 26220282
2018–19 24151292
2019–20 100010
Total 275211831507031524
Career total 351252551907040230

Notes

  1. Two appearances in relegation play-offs
  2. Two appearances in relegation play-offs
  3. Two appearances in relegation play-offs, one appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

Moldova national team
YearAppsGoals
200531
200630
200770
200830
200940
201000
201120
201260
201370
201481
201541
201661
201731
201870
Total635

Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2018[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[7]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2005Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy Italy1–11–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.24 May 2014Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Saudi Arabia4–04–0Friendly
3.18 February 2015Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey Kazakhstan1–11–1Friendly
4.12 November 2016Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.19 March 2017San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino2–02–0Friendly

Honours

FC Rostov

Individual

References

  1. "Александр Гацкан продлил контракт с "Ростовом"!". fc-rostov.ru/ (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "Саша, спасибо за всё!". fc-rostov.ru (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Александр Гацкан стал игроком "Крыльев Советов"" [Alexandru Gatcan became a Krylia Sovetov player] (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 23 July 2019.
  4. "National teams: appearances of Alexandru Gațcan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. Miron Goihman (20 February 2007). "Moldovans seek new identities". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
  6. "A.Gaţcan". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. "Alexandru Gaţcan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. (in Romanian) Alexandru Gațcan – cel mai bun în 2013. Rezultatele complete de la Gala laureaților fotbalui moldovenesc. Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, fmf.md, 15 decembrie 2013


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