Ion Testemiţanu (born 27 April 1974) is a Moldovan former footballer and current assistant manager of the Moldovan national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1974-04-27) 27 April 1974 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1998 | Zimbru Chişinău | 190 | (31) |
1998–2001 | Bristol City F.C. | 35 | (2) |
2001 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 22 | (2) |
2002 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 36 | (4) |
2004 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 15 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 11 | (3) |
2005 | Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk | 15 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 3 | (0) |
2006 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 27 | (0) |
2007 | Terek Grozny | 38 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 10 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Inter Baku | 15 | (1) |
National team | |||
1991–2006 | Moldova | 56 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2011– | Moldova (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was signed by Benny Lennartson at Bristol City in 1998 and also played under Tony Pulis in 1999. He credits the Welsh manager with helping him settle in the United Kingdom.[1] Testimiţanu played 4 games for Moldova in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
He is featured in Tony Hawks' book, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, where he lost to the author 11–4.
Moldovan Footballer of the Year | |
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