Ovidiu Hoban

Ovidiu Hoban
Hoban playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban
Date of birth (1982-12-27) 27 December 1982
Place of birth Baia Mare, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj (assistant)
Youth career
1992–1998 Maramureș Baia Mare
1998–2002 Bihor Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 FK Clausen 89 (7)
2004 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2005 FC Oradea 6 (0)
2005–2011 Gaz Metan Mediaș 195 (13)
2012 Universitatea Cluj 14 (0)
2012–2014 Petrolul Ploiești 57 (4)
2014–2017 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 91 (7)
2017–2023 CFR Cluj 127 (7)
Total 580 (38)
International career
2013–2017 Romania 30 (1)
Managerial career
2023–2024 CFR Cluj U16
2024 CFR Cluj U18
2024 CFR Cluj (caretaker)
2024– CFR Cluj (assistant)
2025 CFR Cluj (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban (born 27 December 1982) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who played as a defensive midfielder, currently assistant coach at Liga I club CFR Cluj.

International career

Hoban made his international debut against Trinidad & Tobago, playing the second half of a friendly game on 4 June 2013.[1] He scored his first international goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Finland in an eventual 1–1 draw. He was selected in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 and started in Romania's opening match against France before being used as a substitute in their following game against Switzerland. He started in their final match against Albania which they lost 1-0 and were eliminated from the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FK Clausen 2001–02 Verbandsliga Südwest ? ? ? ? — — — ? ?
2002–03 ? ? ? ? — — — ? ?
2003–04 ? ? ? ? — — — ? ?
Total 89 7 ? ? — — — 89 7
Universitatea Craiova 2004–05 Divizia A 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
FC Oradea 2004–05 Divizia B 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2005–06 Divizia B 22 1 1 0 — — — 23 1
2006–07 Liga II 32 3 0 0 — — — 32 3
2007–08 29 3 0 0 — – — 29 3
2008–09 Liga I 34 1 1 0 — – — 35 1
2009–10 32 3 1 0 — – — 33 3
2010–11 31 0 0 0 — – — 31 0
2011–12 15 2 1 0 — 6[c] 2 — 22 3
Total 195 13 3 0 — 6 2 — 204 15
Universitatea Cluj 2011–12 Liga I 14 0 — — — — 14 0
Petrolul Ploiești 2012–13 Liga I 24 3 5 0 — — — 29 3
2013–14 29 1 4 1 — 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 40 2
2014–15 4 0 – 1 0 6[c] 0 — 11 0
Total 57 4 9 1 1 0 12 0 1 0 80 5
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 33 1 5 1 — — — 38 2
2015–16 34 4 5 0 3 3 2[c] 1 — 44 8
2016–17 24 2 1 0 1 1 13[e] 1 1[f] 0 35 4
Total 91 7 11 1 4 4 15 2 1 0 122 14
CFR Cluj 2017–18 Liga I 34 3 0 0 — — — 34 3
2018–19 12 1 4 0 — 5[g] 1 1[d] 0 22 2
2019–20 27 1 0 0 — 8[h] 0 0 0 35 1
2020–21 28 1 0 0 — 7[i] 0 1[d] 0 36 1
2021–22 4 0 1 0 — 2[j] 0 0 0 7 0
2022–23 22 1 4 1 — 6[k] 0 2[l] 0 34 2
Total 127 7 9 1 — 28 1 4 0 168 9
Career total 580 38 32 3 5 4 61 5 6 0 684 50
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Israel State Cup
  2. ^ Includes Cupa Ligii, Toto Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in Supercupa României
  5. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  11. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  12. ^ One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance in Liga I European play-offs]]

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2013 6 0
2014 5 0
2015 5 1
2016 11 0
2017 3 0
Total 30 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoban goal.
List of international goals scored by Ovidiu Hoban
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2015 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Finland 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

CFR Cluj

References

  1. ^ "România - Trinidad&Tobago 4-0". FRF.ro (in Romanian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ Ovidiu Hoban at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Ovidiu Hoban". European Football. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ^ "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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