Ion Testemițanu

Ion Testimiţanu
Personal information
Date of birth	27 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1998	Zimbru Chişinău
1998–2001	Bristol City
2001	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2002	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
2002–2004	Sheriff Tiraspol
2004	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2004–2005	Sheriff Tiraspol
2005	Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk
2005–2006	Sheriff Tiraspol
2006	Sibir Novosibirsk
2007	Terek Grozny
2007–2009	Sheriff Tiraspol
2009–2010	Inter Baku
International career
1991–2006	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ion Testemiţanu (born 27 April 1974) is a Moldovan former footballer.

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]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 1995	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Georgia	1–0	3–2	Euro 1996 qualifier
2.	9 April 1996	Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova	Ukraine	1–2	2–2	Friendly match
3.	1 June 1996	Stadionul Steaua	Romania	1–3	1–3	Friendly match
4.	18 November 1998	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–1	2–2	Euro 2000 qualifier
5.	6 February 2000	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Slovakia	1–0	2–0	Cyprus International Tournament

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

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