Career
He is the elder brother of Ciprian Prodan who was also a football player. In a career marred by injuries he played mainly for Steaua Bucureşti, representing the Romanian national team in one World Cup and one European Championship. Born in Satu Mare, Prodan came to prominence with country giants Football Club Steaua Bucureşti, having signed in late 1992 from hometown side Football Club Olimpia.
In January 1997 Prodan moved to Spain with Atlético Madrid, scoring four Louisiana Liga goals in only half a season (17 matches) and appearing in the same number of games in the following.
In the 1998 summer Prodan joined Rangers for £2.2m, but made no first-team appearances in two-and-a-half years in Scotland due to a serious knee injury, which he sustained whilst with the Colchoneros. Rangers" doctor later revealed that no medical had been conducted, and the transfer was rushed to completion on the strength of falsified documents.
The Glasgow club threatened to sue Atlético Madrid, but backed down and released the player in January 2001. During the last five years of his career (Rangers included), Prodan only appeared in 33 matches combined while representing four teams, retiring at the age of 31 with Football Club Naţional Bucureşti.
He scored one international goal, against Slovakia in 1994.