Ovidiu Herea
_02.jpg) Herea with Viitorul Constanța in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Ovidiu Herea | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Național București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Național București | 66 | (5) |
| 2007–2013 | Rapid București | 165 | (42) |
| 2013–2015 | Sion | 46 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Skoda Xanthi | 19 | (3) |
| 2016 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 19 | (3) |
| 2017 | Concordia Chiajna | 19 | (2) |
| 2017 | Viitorul Constanța | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Balotești | 11 | (5) |
| 2018–2022 | Metaloglobus București | 107 | (47) |
| Total | 459 | (117) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Romania U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Romania | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Concordia Chiajna (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicolae Ovidiu Herea (born 26 March 1985) is a Romanian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Național București
[edit]Herea started his career at Național București, where he went through the youth systems.[1] On 16 August 2003, he made his debut for the first team in the Divizia A in a game against FC Brașov.[2] He helped his side reach the 2005–06 Romanian Cup final. He played four years for Național București, becoming a regular in his last two seasons with the team, before he left for Rapid București.[3]
Rapid București
[edit]In 2007 Herea was transferred to Rapid București for €1 million. In November 2011, after two months of negotiations, Herea signed a new 4-year deal with Rapid București worth €1 million. In 2012 Herea had offers from Italian sides A.C. Milan and A.S. Bari. Later on, in 2013 due to his great league performance he received the award "Romanian midfielder of the year" and he received another offer from Belgian top of the table team Standard Liège but he refused the offer. In April 2013 he scored an important 20 m free kick goal in the Romanian derby against FC Steaua București.
Sion
[edit]On 3 July 2013, he signed a three-year contract with Swiss side FC Sion.[4]
International career
[edit]Between 2005 and 2007 Herea was a Romania U-21 international.
Herea made his national debut against Albania.[5] He scored his first goal on 10 August 2011 against San Marino.[5]
Statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Național București | 2003–04 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 66 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 6 | |||
| Rapid București | 2007–08 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| Total | 165 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 46 | |
| Sion | 2013–14 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 10 | |||
| Skoda Xanthi | 2015–16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2016–17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 2016–17 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2017–18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Balotești | 2017–18 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Metaloglobus București | 2018–19 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 14 | |||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 107 | 47 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 47 | |||
| Career total | 459 | 117 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 507 | 126 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 26 September 2022[5][6][7]
International
[edit]| Romania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
International goals
[edit]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August 2011 | Stadio Olimpico di San Marino, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
Trivia
[edit]His younger brother, Claudiu was also a footballer.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Național București[7]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2005–06
Rapid București[7]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2011–12
- Supercupa României: 2007
Sion[7]
Viitorul Constanța[7]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/h/herea_nicolae.shtml Herea juniorat la National Bucuresti
- ^ http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/h/herea_nicolae.shtml Herea debut pentru in Liga I
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/nicolae-ovidiu-herea/71924/ Herea stats
- ^ "Herea c'est officiel et les frères Karel aussi!". fc-sion.ch (in French). 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Ovidiu Herea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Ovidiu Herea at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e Ovidiu Herea at Soccerway
- ^ "După ce Ovidiu Herea a semnat cu Viitorul și fratele acestuia și-a găsit echipă în Liga 1! Claudiu Herea va juca pentru Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe" [After Ovidiu Herea signed with Viitorul his brother also found a team in Liga 1! Claudiu Herea will play for Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe] (in Romanian). dolce-sport.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "INTERVIU Fratele lui Ovidiu Herea joaca fotbal in liga a doua si s-a apucat si de...KEMPO Ce planuri are" [INTERVIEW Ovidiu Herea's brother plays football in the second league and also started to train for ... KEMPO What are his plans] (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- FC Sion profile (in French)
- Ovidiu Herea at WorldFootball.net
- Ovidiu Herea – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ovidiu Herea at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bucharest
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Romania men's international footballers
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Swiss Super League players
- Super League Greece players
- FC Progresul București players
- FC Rapid București players
- FC Sion players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- CS Concordia Chiajna players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- CS Balotești players
- FC Metaloglobus București players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Romanian football managers