Claudiu Vaișcovici

Claudiu Vaișcovici (born 14 October 1962) is a Romanian former football striker.

Club career Vaișcovici was born on 14 October 1962 in Galați, Romania. He was brought to Sportul Studențesc București from junior club CSȘ Pajura, making his Divizia A debut on 4 April 1981 under coach Ion Voica in a 2–0 victory against Universitatea Craiova. Subsequently, he experienced some heart problems, which kept him off the field for two years until Ilie Hagioglu, the president of Divizia B club Dunărea Galați noticed him in a friendly and gave him the chance to play for his team.

In the middle of the 1987–88 season, he was transferred to coach Mircea Lucescu's team Dinamo București in exchange for Marian Damaschin. He played six matches in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, scoring two goals against Kuusysi Lahti and netting his side's only goal during their quarter-final elimination by Sampdoria on the away goals rule after a 1–1 aggregate draw. In the 1989–90 season, Dinamo won The Double with Vaișcovici scoring 14 goals in 21 league games, coach Lucescu also using him the entire match in the 6–4 win over Steaua in the Cupa României final. Additionally, the team reached the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals where they were eliminated after 2–0 on aggregate by Anderlecht, Vaișcovici playing eight games in the campaign. On 11 May 1991, Vaișcovici made his last Divizia A appearance in Dinamo's 1–1 draw against Universitatea Craiova, totaling 255 matches with 35 goals in the competition and 18 games with four goals in European competitions. He then joined Lică Movilă for the 1991 Soviet First League season at Zimbru Chișinău. Subsequently, he returned to Romania at Divizia B club Progresul București, helping them gain promotion from the second to the first league at the end of the 1991–92 season.

Vaișcovici played 10 matches for Romania, making his debut on 8 April 1987 under coach Emerich Jenei in a 3–2 friendly victory against Israel. He played three games in the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers, but was not selected to be part of the final tournament squad. Vaișcovici's last appearance for the national team occurred on 31 August 1989 in a 0–0 draw against Portugal.

Honours Dunărea Galați Divizia B: 1982–83 Oțelul Galați Divizia B: 1985–86 Dinamo București Divizia A: 1989–90 Cupa României: 1989–90 Progresul București Divizia B: 1991–92