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.
 Hoban playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
International career
editHoban 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
editClub
edit| 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 | ||
- ↑ Includes Cupa României, Israel State Cup
- ↑ Includes Cupa Ligii, Toto Cup
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Supercupa României
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance in Liga I European play-offs]]
International
edit| 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.
| 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
editPetrolul Ploiești
- Cupa României: 2012–13
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2013
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
CFR Cluj
References
edit- ↑ "România - Trinidad&Tobago 4-0". FRF.ro (in Romanian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Ovidiu Hoban at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ovidiu Hoban". European Football. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.
External links
edit- Ovidiu Hoban at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Ovidiu Hoban – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ovidiu Hoban at Soccerway
- Ovidiu Hoban – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)