Nistor Văidean

Nistor Văidean
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-10-01) 1 October 1961[1]
Place of birth Făgăraș, Romania[1]
Position Central midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 FCM Brașov[1][2] 69 (20)
1985–1987 Dinamo București 41 (9)
1987–1989 Flacăra Moreni 76 (20)
1990 FCM Brașov 13 (2)
1990–1992 Győri ETO 24 (1)
1992–1993 FCM Brașov 19 (1)
Total 242 (53)
International career
1985 Romania B 1 (1)
1985 Romania U21 5 (3)
1986–1988 Romania Olympic 6 (1)
1986 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
1997 Nitramonia Făgăraș
1997–1998 Nitramonia Făgăraș
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nistor Văidean (born 1 October 1961) is a Romanian former football midfielder.[2][3][4]

Club career

Văidean was born on 1 October 1961 in Făgăraș, Romania.[1][5] He began playing senior-level football at FCM Brașov, making his Divizia A debut on 5 March 1983 under coach Ștefan Coidum in a 3–1 away loss to Dinamo București.[1][6][7] The team suffered relegation at the end of the 1982–83 season, but Văidean stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back to the first league after one year by scoring 11 goals.[1][2] In 1985, Văidean went to play for Dinamo.[1][6] There, he played in both legs of the 2–2 aggregate loss on the away goals rule to Vardar in the first round of the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.[1][6][8] Dinamo reached the 1986 Cupa României final, where coach Mircea Lucescu sent him in the 89th minute to replace Iulian Mihăescu in the 1–0 victory against Steaua București, which had recently won the European Cup.[1][9]

In 1987, Văidean joined Flacăra Moreni where he scored a career-best 13 goals during the 1988–89 season to help the club finish in fourth place.[1][6] Subsequently, he played in both legs of the 4–1 aggregate loss to Porto in the first round of the 1989–90 UEFA Cup.[1][6][10] In the middle of the 1989–90 season, he left Flacăra and went for a second spell at FCM Brașov.[1] In 1990, Văidean moved to Hungarian club Győri ETO.[1][11] Văidean made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 18 August under coach Karol Pecze in a 2–1 away loss to Siófoki Bányász in which he received a red card.[11][12] On 13 April 1991, he scored his first goal in the competition in a 1–1 draw against Videoton.[11] In 1992, Văidean went for a third spell at FCM Brașov.[1] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 17 April 1993 in Brașov's 0–0 draw against Sportul Studențesc București, totaling 196 matches with 41 goals in the competition.[1][5]

International career

From 1985 to 1988, Văidean was consistently featured for Romania's under-21, B and Olympic sides.[13]

Văidean earned two caps for Romania, making his debut on 14 March 1986, when coach Mircea Lucescu sent him on at halftime to replace Ion Geolgău in a 1–1 friendly draw against Iraq.[14][15] Three days later, he played as a starter in another friendly against Iraq and was in turn substituted by Geolgău, with the game ending in a goalless draw.[14][16]

Managerial career

Văidean coached Nitramonia Făgăraș across several stints, notably helping the club achieve promotion to Divizia B at the end of the 1996–97 season.[17]

Writing

Văidean wrote a book titled Bucuria unui copil despre care se credea că nu va mai juca fotbal niciodată (The joy of a child who was thought never to play football again) which was released in 2010.[18]

Honours

Player

FCM Brașov

Dinamo București

Manager

Nitramonia Făgăraș

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nistor Văidean at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 "Apariţii" [Appearances] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Golgeteri" [Goalscorers] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Nistor Văidean at WorldFootball.net
  5. 1 2 "Nistor Văidean profile" (in Romanian). Labtof.ro. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 ""A părăsit-o pe mama, după ce a lăsat-o gravidă". Fiul fostului fotbalist de la Dinamo dezvăluie cum a fost abandonat de tată la doar o lună" ["He left my mother after getting her pregnant." The son of the former Dinamo footballer reveals how he was abandoned by his father when he was just one month old.] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Dinamo București 3 – 1 Brașov". Labtof. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nistor Văidean. 1985–86 UEFA Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Romanian Cup - Season 1985 - 1986". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
    "Finale de nota 10 Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. Au băut dintr-o cupă găurită" [Grade 10 Finals Dinamo – Steaua, 1986. They drank from a cup with holes] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nistor Văidean. UEFA Cup 1989/1990". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Nistor Văidean profile". Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Siófoki Bányász - Győri ETO 2 : 1" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nistor Văidean profile". 11v11. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Nistor Văidean". European Football. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Iraq 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Iraq 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Chiric va antrena Nitramonia" [Chiric to coach Nitramonia] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 1 November 1997. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
    "O singura varianta: victoria" [Only one option: victory.] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 14 November 1998. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
    "Făgărășeanul care investește în fotbalul juvenil. 120 de copii se antrenează la asociaţia lui Nicolae Codâia. Investiție de 200.000 euro pentru ACS NNN Făgăraș" [The Făgăraș native investing in youth football. 120 children train at Nicolae Codâia’s association. A €200,000 investment for ACS NNN Făgăraș.] (in Romanian). Monitorfg.ro. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
    "CSM Făgăraș o "vacă" de muls" [CSM Făgăraș: a "cash cow"] (in Romanian). Monitorfg.ro. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Fostul internaţional Nistor Văidean îşi lansează cartea la meciul Viitorul - CS Otopeni" [Former international Nistor Văidean launches his book at the match Viitorul - CS Otopeni] (in Romanian). Cugetliber.ro. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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