Ion Testemițanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Chişinău, Moldavian SSR | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2006 | Moldova | 56 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011– | Moldova (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ion Testemiţanu (born 27 April 1974) is a Moldovan former footballer and current assistant manager of the Moldovan national football team.
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.
References
- ^ Banks, Tony (7 September 2012). "WE CAN FASHION A SHOCK WIN SAYS ION TESTEMITANU". The Daily Express. London. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
External links
- Ion Testemițanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ion Testemițanu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Ion Testemițanu – FIFA competition record (archived)
  | This biographical article relating to Moldovan association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chișinău
- Moldovan footballers
- Moldovan expatriate footballers
- Moldova international footballers
- Association football defenders
- FC Zimbru Chișinău players
- Moldovan National Division players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Seongnam FC players
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- K League 1 players
- FC Akhmat Grozny players
- Keşla FK players
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- FC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- Moldovan football biography stubs