Ion Testemițanu

Ion Testemiţanu (born 27 April 1974) is a Moldovan former footballer and current assistant manager of the Moldovan national football team.

Ion Testimiţanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-27) 27 April 1974
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)
International career
1991–2006 Moldova 56 (5)
Managerial career
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.

International goals
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[2][3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 1995Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova Georgia1–03–2 Euro 1996 qualifier
2.9 April 1996Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova Ukraine1–22–2 Friendly match
3.1 June 1996 Stadionul Steaua Romania1–31–3Friendly match
4.18 November 1998Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland2–12–2 Euro 2000 qualifier
5.6 February 2000GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Slovakia1–02–0 Cyprus International Tournament

References
  1. Banks, Tony (7 September 2012). "WE CAN FASHION A SHOCK WIN SAYS ION TESTEMITANU". Daily Express. London. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Match log for Ion Testemițanu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. "Romania vs. Moldova 3:1". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.


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