Cosmin Goia
association football player

Cosmin Sabin Goia (born 16 February 1982) is a Romanian football defender and manager who plays and manages for Liga IV – Timiș County club Progresul Ciacova. Goia played in Romania for teams like: Politehnica Timișoara, CFR Cluj, Brașov and Unirea Alba Iulia, in Hungary for Nyíregyháza Spartacus and Pécs and in Vietnam for SHB-Đà Nẵng, Sanna Khánh Hòa and Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.
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