Sebastian Moga

Sebastian Moga
Personal information
Full name Ioan Sebastian Moga
Date of birth (1971-12-18) 18 December 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth Bistrița, Romania
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gloria Bistrița (head coach)
Youth career
–1989 Viitorul Târgu Mureș
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Gloria Bistrița 30 (3)
1991–1997 Dinamo București 128 (11)
1994 → Universitatea Cluj (loan) 14 (0)
1996 → Rapid București (loan) 5 (0)
1997–1998 Gloria Bistrița 24 (2)
1998 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 10 (1)
1999 Universitatea Cluj 4 (0)
1999 Rocar București 6 (3)
2000 Midia Năvodari 4 (0)
2000–2001 Kecskemét 16 (0)
2002–2003 Orosháza 1 (0)
2003 Gloria Bistrița 9 (1)
2004 Gaz Metan Mediaș 1 (0)
Total 252 (21)
International career
1989 Romania U18 1 (1)
1990 Romania Olympic 1 (0)
1990–1992 Romania U21 8 (1)
1991–1992 Romania 4 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Pandurii Târgu Jiu (assistant)
2011–2013 Gloria Bistrița (assistant)
2013–2014 Corona Brașov (assistant)
2016–2017 Politehnica Iași (assistant)
2017–2019 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (assistant)
2019–2020 Dinamo București (assistant)
2020–2021 Astra Giurgiu (assistant)
2023 Botoșani (assistant)
2025–2026 Petrolul Ploiești (assistant)
2026– Gloria Bistrița
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ioan Sebastian Moga (born 18 December 1971) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently in charge of Liga II club Gloria Bistrița.

Club career

Moga was born on 18 December 1971 in Bistrița, Romania and began playing junior-level football at Viitorul Târgu Mureș. In 1989, he started his senior career at Gloria Bistrița, helping them gain promotion to the first league at the end of the 1989–90 season. Subsequently, he made his Divizia A debut on 12 August 1990 under coach Remus Vlad in a 0–0 draw against Argeș Pitești.

In 1991, Moga went to play for Dinamo București. In his first season, he played 32 league games and scored four goals under coach Florin Halagian, as the capital side won the national championship undefeated. In the same season, he helped Dinamo eliminate Luis Figo's Sporting Lisbon with a 2–1 aggregate victory in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with their campaign ending in the following round as they lost to Genoa. Afterwards, he helped them get past Kuusysi Lahti in the first round of the 1992–93 Champions League. Midway through the 1993–94 season, Moga joined Universitatea Cluj for half a year before returning to Dinamo. He started the first half of the 1996–97 season at Rapid București and spent the second half back at Dinamo. During his time with Dinamo, he made 10 appearances in European competitions (including one match in the Intertoto Cup). Dinamo fans nicknamed him "Lombardo" after the famous Italian footballer Attilio Lombardo.

For the 1997–98 season, Moga returned to his hometown club Gloria. In 1998, he moved to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț for a short spell, before making a comeback to Universitatea Cluj. In the following years, he played for Divizia B clubs Rocar București and Midia Năvodari, and in the Hungarian lower leagues for Kecskemét and Orosháza. In 2003, Moga went for a third spell at Gloria where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 28 November 2003 in a 1–0 away loss to Oțelul Galați, totaling 224 matches with 17 goals in the competition. He ended his career in 2004 at Divizia B club Gaz Metan Mediaș.

International career

From 1989 to 1992, Moga was consistently featured for Romania's under-18, Olympic and under-21 sides.

Moga played four friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 23 May 1991, when coach Mircea Rădulescu sent him in the 54th minute to replace Pavel Badea in a 1–0 loss to Norway at Ullevaal stadium. His last appearance took place on 8 April 1992 in a 2–0 home win over Latvia.

Honours

Gloria Bistrița

Dinamo București

Notes

  1. ↑ The statistics for the 1989–90 Divizia B season are unavailable.
  2. ↑ Only the statistics for the 2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season are available.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sebastian Moga at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ Sebastian Moga at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Sebastian Moga a fost numit antrenor secund la Gloria" [Sebastian Moga was hired as assistant at Gloria] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
    "DINAMO - CLINCENI 4-2 Sebastian Moga, impresionat de un jucător din lot: "E pariul nostru. Am zis că va renaște!"" [DINAMO - CLINCENI 4-2 Sebastian Moga, impressed by a player from the team: "He's our bet. I said he will reborn!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
    "DINAMO VIDEO Secundul Sebastian Moga anunță iminenta revenire a lui Eugen Neagoe: "A fost și ieri la antrenament, a intrat pe teren și a dat sfaturi"" [DINAMO VIDEO The assistant Sebastian Moga announces the imminent return of Eugen Neagoe: "He came to the training session yesterday, he went on the field and gave some advice"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
    "DINAMO VIDEO Sebastian Moga, "Clayderman" din "Ștefan cel Mare", "Secundul" roș-albilor a făcut spectacol la pian" [DINAMO VIDEO Sebastian Moga, "Clayderman" from "Stefan cel Mare", "The assistant" of the red-whites performed at the piano] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
    "Astra vrea să o destabilizeze pe Dinamo! Eugen Neagoe și-a fixat prima țintă după ce a fost numit antrenor al giurgiuvenilor" [Astra wants to destabilize Dinamo! Eugen Neagoe set his first goal after being appointed coach at Giurgiu] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "MOGA Titlul cu Dinamo fără meci pierdut, cum l-a surprins pe Halagian în camera de hotel, Sânmărtean la 15 ani și diferența dintre New și Old. "Mi-a plăcut cum a arătat cu Steaua, dar actualul Dinamo e mult sub Dinamo din '92"" [MOGA: Winning the title with Dinamo without a single defeat, the time he caught Halagian off guard in a hotel room, Sânmărtean at age 15, and the difference between the "new" and "old" Dinamo. "I liked how they looked against Steaua, but the current Dinamo is far below the Dinamo of '92."] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "ACF Gloria Bistrita vs FC Arges 0-0". Labtof. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1991–92". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vă mai amintiți cum Dinamo trecea de Sporting cu 2-0" [You still remember how Dinamo beat Sporting 2-0] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
    "Sebastian Moga. UEFA Cup 1991/1992". WorldFootball. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Sebastian Moga. Champions League 1992/1993". WorldFootball. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Sebastian Moga at WorldFootball.net
  11. ↑ "Dinamovistul "Lombardo" pregătește surpriza pentru FCSB în Cupa României. A fost campion în tricoul "câinilor" și un deceniu ucenic al lui Eugen Neagoe" [Dinamo's "Lombardo" is preparing a surprise for FCSB in the Romanian Cup. He was a champion in the "Dogs'" jersey and spent a decade as an apprentice to Eugen Neagoe] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 26 October 2026. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ioan Sebastian Moga profile". 11v11. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Sebastian Moga". European Football. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Norway - Romania 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 August 2026.