Boris Cebotari

Boris Cebotari
Personal information
Date of birth	3 February 1975
Place of birth	Sărăteni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	15 July 2012 (aged 37)
Place of death	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1998	Zimbru Chişinău
1999	Tiligul Tiraspol
1999	Zimbru Chişinău
2000	Agro Chişinău
2000–2004	Zimbru Chişinău
2004–2006	Volyn Lutsk
2006–2007	Zimbru Chişinău
2007–2008	CSCA-Steaua Chişinău
International career
1994–2006	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boris Cebotari (3 February 1975 – 15 July 2012) was a Moldovan footballer.

Early life

Boris Cebotari was born on 3 February 1975 in Sărăteni.^[1]

In April 2004, Cebotari moved to Ukraine at Volyn Lutsk after he played over 200 games for Zimbru.^[which?]^[2]

His last club was CSCA-Steaua Chişinău. He played his last official match for Moldova on 13 October 2004 against Scotland. In the whole 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he played for three times. He also played in UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying matches.

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 March 2003	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	Belarus	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

Cebotari was married with two children. It was reported that he had lived alone in his sister's apartment for a while until his death.^[3]

On 15 July 2012, his body was found by neighbours in front of his home district "Botanica", in Chișinău. He was 37.^[3]

^ "Boris Cebotari". Fat Budda. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "Transfers: 29 March - 4 April". UEFA.com. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Drama in Chisinau »Former Moldovan international found dead in front of his home". News Round. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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