Denis Calincov

Denis Calincov

Personal information
Full name	Denis Calincov
Date of birth	15 September 1985 (1985-09-15)
Place of birth	Chişinău, Moldavian SSR
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	CSKA Chişinău
Youth career
	Zimbru Chişinău
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Zimbru Chişinău	5	(1)
2002–2005	Anderlecht	0	(0)
2004	→ Heerenveen (loan)	2	(0)
2005–2006	Heracles Almelo	14	(2)
2006–2009	Cambuur	24	(0)
2009	Academia Chişinău	7	(0)
2009–2010	Khazar Lankaran	25	(5)
2010-	CSKA Chişinău	9	(3)
National team‡
2003–	Moldova	19	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2010

Denis Calincov (born 15 September 1985 in Chişinău, Moldavian SSR) is a Moldovan football striker who is currently playing for CSCA–Rapid Chişinău. Previously he played for Moldovan club Zimbru and R.S.C. Anderlecht. He has played international matches for Moldova.

Club career

Calincov joined Anderlecht on a three-year deal at the age of 16 from CSF Zimbru Chisinau in his homeland. A combination of injuries and form frustrated his attempts to make a first-team appearance at Anderlecht. In 2004 the left winger joined Dutch UEFA Cup entrants SC Heerenveen making only two appearances for the club. He was then signed for the 2005 campaign by Heracles Almelo. He was injured for almost a year, after tearing a muscle in his abdomen.

Later followed a two year stay by SC Cambuur without any success. He returned to his home country, Moldova to play for Academia UTM Chişinău.

In Summer 2009, he signed for Azerbaijani club, Khazar Lankaran.

International career

Calincov attracted the attention of several major clubs across Europe at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Denmark. Moldova lost all three games in the tournament, but Calincov scored five goals. He has also been capped at U19, U21 and senior level.

External links

• Player's profile – moldova.sports.md
• (Dutch) [1]
• with RSC Anderlecht
• with SC Heerenveen
• National Football Teams