Serghei Cleșcenco

Serghei Cleșcenco (pronounced [kleʃˈtʃeŋko]; born 20 May 1972) is a Moldovan football coach and a former player. He is the manager of the Moldova national team.

Serghei Cleșcenco
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-05-20) 20 May 1972
Place of birth Criuleni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Moldova (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Spartak Oryol 14 (1)
1990–1992 Nistru Chișinău 23 (1)
1992–1996 Zimbru Chișinău 131 (40)
1996–1997 Go Ahead Eagles 62 (9)
1997–1998 Zimbru Chișinău 20 (25)
1998 Zenit St. Petersburg 6 (0)
1998–1999 Zimbru Chișinău 8 (0)
1999–2001 Maccabi Haifa 102 (42)
2001–2003 Hapoel Tel Aviv 62 (22)
2003 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 6 (0)
2003–2004 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 14 (1)
2004–2005 Zimbru Chișinău 18 (1)
2005–2006 Sibir Novosibirsk 44 (8)
2007–2008 Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk 33 (1)
Total 543 (151)
International career
1991–2006[1] Moldova 69 (11)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Milsami Orhei
2012 Milsami Orhei (assistant)
2013 Zimbru Chișinău (executive assistant)
2013 Zimbru Chișinău
2013–2015 Zimbru Chișinău (executive assistant)
2015–2017 União Leiria (assistant)
2017 União Leiria (caretaker)
2017 Rostov (assistant)
2019–2020 Moldova U21
2019–2021 Moldova (assistant)
2021 Moldova U21 (caretaker)
2021– Moldova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel. He is a former manager of Zimbru Chișinău, where he also spent large parts of his playing career.

Career

After a successful period with Zimbru Chișinău, Cleșcenco was taken on trial by English club Watford in early 1998. He impressed, but work permit issues, along with Zimbru Chișinău asking for too much money prevented the deal from going through.[2]

In 1999, Cleșcenco joined Maccabi Haifa. It was one of the most successful starts ever for a foreigner in Israel as he bagged 22 goals in his first season topping the record set by Polish striker Andrzej Kubica for most goals scored by a foreigner in Israel in a single season. After another strong season in Haifa, he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he was part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. He scored one of the goals as they memorably knocked out Chelsea.[3]

Personal life

Cleșcenco's son, Nicky Cleșcenco, is also a footballer who has appeared for the Moldova national team.[4]

International goals
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[5]
List of international goals scored by Serghei Cleșcenco
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 1 September 1994Stadionul Republican, Chișinău Azerbaijan1–02–1Friendly
2
 2–0
3
 16 November 1994Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria1–11–4UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
4
 7 June 1995Stadionul Republican, Chișinău Albania2–12–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
5
 10 November 1996Stadion GKS, Katowice Poland1–21–21998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6
 20 August 1998Spordikeskuse Staadion, Kohtla-Järve Estonia1–01–0Friendly
7
 18 August 1999Népstadion, Budapest Hungary1–11–1Friendly
8
 26 April 2000Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle San Marino1–01–0Friendly
9
 1 September 2001Stadionul Republican, Chișinău Azerbaijan1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
10
 5 September 2001Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín Slovakia1–02–42002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
11
 16 August 2006Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău Lithuania3–23–2Friendly

Honours

Player

Zimbru Chișinău

Maccabi Haifa

Hapoel Tel Aviv

Manager

Milsami

Managerial Statistics
As of Match played 15 October 2023
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Moldova 2022 present 20 7 5 8 035.00

References
  1. Serghei Clescenco – International Matches at RSSSF
  2. Watford Observer Archive
  3. "Hapoel stun subdued Chelsea". BBC. 18 October 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. Ciolacu, Dumitru (2 February 2021). "Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, noul jucător al lui FC Sion" [Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, the new player of FC Sion]. Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. "Football PLAYER: Serghei Cleşcenco". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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