Radu Rebeja

Radu Rebeja (born 8 June 1973) is a Moldovan former football player who played as defensive midfielder or centre-back. He has been a leader and captain of the Moldova national team for 74 matches and was formerly the captain of FC Moscow.

Awards In 2006, he was awarded the Moldovan Footballer of the Year award. Rebeja is also one of the most capped Moldova national football team players.

Rebeja was one of the 11 Moldovan football players to be challenged to a game of tennis by Tony Hawks and is featured in his 2012 book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis.

Post-football achievements In 2008, he ended his career as a professional football player and became the Vice President of the Moldovan Football Federation.

In 2015, he took up the post of Adviser for Youth and Sports to the Prime Minister of Moldova, Chiril Gaburici.

In 2018, he was selected as the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.

In 2019, he became an independent deputy in the Parliament of Moldova.

In August 2019, he opened a professional football academy called (The Radu Rebeja Football Academy).

International goals Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 October 1995 Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany 1–6 1–6 Euro 1996 qualifier 2. 5 September 2001 FK Ozeta Dukla Stadium, Trenčín, Slovakia 2–4 2–4 2002 World Cup qualifier