Liviu Goian

Club career Goian was born on 18 November 1965 in Dej, Romania and began playing senior-level football in 1981, aged 15 at CSM Suceava in the Romanian lower leagues. He helped the team earn promotion to Divizia A in 1987, making his debut in the competition on 23 August in a 3–1 home victory against FCM Brașov. Goian made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 14 August 1993 under coach Lajos Garamvölgyi in a 2–1 victory with Videoton in which he scored a goal. Goian won the first trophy of his career when coach Garamvölgyi used him the entire match in the 2–1 win over Tatabánya in the 1998–99 Magyar Kupa final. In the following season he played in both legs of the 3–2 aggregate loss to VfL Wolfsburg in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup first round. Goian made his last Hungarian league appearance, playing for Debrecen on 27 May 2000 in a 3–1 home win over MTK Budapest.

Personal life Goian's brothers Gigi, Lucian and Dorin were also professional footballers, all of them having played in the Romanian top-division Divizia A. He also has three sisters.

Honours CSM Suceava Divizia B: 1986–87 Debrecen Magyar Kupa: 1998–99