Moldova national football team
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The Moldova national football team represents Moldova
in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova
, the governing body for football in Moldova
. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău
and their head coach is Gavril Balint. After the break-up of the Soviet Union
, they played their first match against Georgia
on July 2, 1991.
Their two best results came during the qualifiers for Euro 96, with wins over Georgia
(1–0) in Tbilisi
and Wales
(3–2) in Chişinău
. The team has never qualified for the final stages of the European Championship or the FIFA World Cup
.
Following Moldova's 4–0 defeat to England in September 1997 the British writer and comedian Tony Hawks
travelled to Moldova to challenge and beat all 11 Moldovan international footballers at tennis. The feature film version of the book of the same name, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
, was filmed in and around Chişinău in May and June 2010 and is to be released in the spring of 2012.
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Match Date: 11 October 2011
Opposition:
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Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova
Football Association of Moldova
The Football Association of Moldova is the governing body of football in Moldova. It organizes the football league, the Moldovan National Division, and the Moldova national football team. It is based in Chişinău.-External links:*...
, the governing body for football in Moldova
Football in Moldova
After gaining its independence from the USSR in 1992 Moldova became a member of FIFA in 1994. Football is one of the most popular sports in Moldova.In the qualification for the EURO 2004 Moldova beat Austria 1-0 and Belarus 2-1, but lost to the Netherlands 1-2....
. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
and their head coach is Gavril Balint. After the break-up of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, they played their first match against Georgia
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
on July 2, 1991.
Their two best results came during the qualifiers for Euro 96, with wins over Georgia
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
(1–0) in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
and Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
(3–2) in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
. The team has never qualified for the final stages of the European Championship or the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
.
Following Moldova's 4–0 defeat to England in September 1997 the British writer and comedian Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks
Antony Gordon Hawksworth, better known as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author.-Early life:Born in Brighton in 1960, Hawks was educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Brighton College...
travelled to Moldova to challenge and beat all 11 Moldovan international footballers at tennis. The feature film version of the book of the same name, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
The film version of Tony Hawks' best selling book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis was filmed during May, June and July 2010 in Moldova, London, Belfast and Israel...
, was filmed in and around Chişinău in May and June 2010 and is to be released in the spring of 2012.
FIFA World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19381938 FIFA World CupThe 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...
– Did not enter, was part of RomaniaRomania national football teamThe Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that... - 19501950 FIFA World CupThe 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
to 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
– Did not enter, was part of USSR - 19981998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
– Did not qualify
UEFA European Championship record
| UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Football Championship The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current... |
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
Upcoming fixtures
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent |
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| 11 November 2011 | International Friendly | Georgia (country) Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... |
Georgia (country) Georgia Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major... |
Recent results
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2010 | International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
 Turkey AntalyaAntalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... |
 Kazakhstan KazakhstanKazakhstan national football team The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and... |
Won 1–0 | Alexandru Epureanu Alexandru Epureanu Alexandru Epureanu is a Moldovan footballer. He plays for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Career:Epureanu joined FC Sheriff Tiraspol in summer 2004.He won Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2007.... |
| 26 May 2010 | International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
Austria Seekirchen |
 Azerbaijan AzerbaijanAzerbaijan national football team The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan... |
Drew 1–1 | Andrei Cojocari Andrei Cojocari Andrei Cojocari is a Moldovan football player for FC Dacia Chişinău and the Moldova national team as a midfielder.-External links:****... |
| 29 May 2010 | International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
Austria Anif Anif Anif is a small municipality with 4,300 inhabitants, located south of Salzburg in the state of Salzburg, Austria.-History:The place was mentioned for the first time as "the church near Anif" in 788. In 1782, the Grimm brothers recorded in his Brixener Volksbuch a local tale about a peasant and a... |
 United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates national football team The United Arab Emirates national football team represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in United Arab Emirates... |
Lost 3–2 | Igor Ţîgîrlaş, Simeon Bulgaru Simeon Bulgaru -Career:The talented defender began his career with FC Zimbru Chişinău and joined after three years with the senior side in January 2007 to FC Sheriff Tiraspol.... |
| 11 August 2010 | International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
Moldova Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
Georgia (country) Georgia Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major... |
Drew 0–0 | |
| 3 September 2010 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Moldova Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
 Finland FinlandFinland national football team The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland.... |
Won 2–0 | Alexandr Suvorov, Anatolie Doroş |
| 7 September 2010 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
 Hungary BudapestBudapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
Hungary Hungary Hungary national football team The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.... |
Lost 2–1 | Alexandr Suvorov |
| 8 October 2010 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Moldova Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands national football team The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands... |
Lost 0–1 | |
| 12 October 2010 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
 Serravalle |
San Marino San Marino national football team The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation... |
Won 0–2 | Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov , , is a footballer, who is currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:... , Anatolie Doroş |
| 6 February 2011 | International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
Portugal Algarve |
Poland Poland Poland national football team The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland... |
Lost 0–1 | |
| 9 February 2011 | International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
Portugal Lagos Lagos, Portugal Lagos is a municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal.... |
 Andorra AndorraAndorra national football team The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA... |
Won 2–1 | Igor Picuşceac Igor Picusceac Igor Picuşceac is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a striker for FC Krasnodar. He is also a Moldova national team player. Picuşceac scored his first goal for his country in a 2-1 defeat to Israel in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. This is the fastest goal ever scored for Moldova in official game... , Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov , , is a footballer, who is currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:... |
| 29 March 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
 Sweden SolnaSolna Municipality Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna.... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden national football team The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first... |
Lost 1–2 | Alexandru Suvorov Alexandru Suvorov Alexandru Suvorov is a Moldovan footballer who currently plays for Cracovia and the Moldova national team as a striker.- External links :* *... |
| 3 June 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Moldova Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden national football team The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first... |
Lost 1–4 | Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov , , is a footballer, who is currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:... |
| 2 September 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Finland Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
Finland Finland Finland national football team The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland.... |
Lost 4–1 | Serghei Alexeev Serghei Alexeev Serghei Alexeev is a Moldovan footballer. He is a forward who is currently playing for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC in OTP Bank Liga.-Career:... |
| 6 September 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Moldova Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
Hungary Hungary Hungary national football team The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.... |
Lost 0–2 | |
| 7 October 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands national football team The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands... |
Lost 1–0 | |
| 11 October 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Moldova Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
San Marino San Marino San Marino national football team The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation... |
Won 4–0 | Denis Zmeu Denis Zmeu Denis Zmeu is a Moldovan midfielder playing in the Romanian Liga I at SC Vaslui.He started his career at Zimbru Chisinau. In the winter of 2007, he was bought by SC Vaslui for almost 200.000 €. In that season he played every single game, but he failed to impress... , Simone Bacciocchi a.g., Alexandr Suvorov, Gheorghe Andronic Gheorghe Andronic Gheorghe Andronic is a Moldovan international footballer playing for Swedish club IFK Värnamo.-Career:A product of Zimbru Chişinău academy, Andronic had his professional debut for the club in the 2008–09 season... |
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Moldova ChişinăuChisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
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Georgia (country) GeorgiaGeorgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
| Lost 2-0
Current squad
Competition: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifyingUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
matches
Match Date: 11 October 2011
Opposition:
Caps and goals are correct as of 7 October 2011.
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Recent callups
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Most capped players
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Radu Rebeja Radu Rebeja Radu Rebeja is a retired Moldovan football defensive midfielder or centre-back. He has been capped many times for Moldova and was the captain of FC Moscow. He joined FC Moscow in 2004. Before that he played for Saturn Ramenskoye , Uralan Elista and Zimbru Chisinau . He finished his football... |
1991–2008 | 74 | 2 |
| 2 | Serghei Cleşcenco Serghei Clescenco Serghei Cleşcenco is a retired Moldovan football player who holds the record for most international appearances for his country as well as the record for most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel.... |
1991–2006 | 69 | 11 |
| 3 | Valeriu Catinsus Valeriu Catinsus Valeriu Catînsus is a Moldovan footballer. He plays for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.Catînsus has made 50 appearances for the Moldova national football team... |
1999–2009 | 55 | 0 |
| 4 | Ion Testemiţanu Ion Testemitanu Ion Testimitanu is a Moldovan footballer.He played 4 games 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:* *... |
1991–2007 | 53 | 5 |
| 5 | Serghei Rogaciov Serghei Rogaciov Serghei Ivanovich Rogaciov is a Moldovan footballer who plays in attack for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg.-Career:He previously played for Constructorul Chişinău, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Olimpia Bălţi, and Cristalul Făleşti, Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Aktobe and FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.-International:He... |
1996–2007 | 52 | 9 |
| 6 | Serghei Epureanu Serghei Epureanu Serghei Epureanu is a Moldovan footballer. He last played for FC Neman Grodno.-International career:Epureanu has made 46 appearances and has scored 3 goals for the Moldova national football team.-External links:***... |
1996–2006 | 46 | 3 |
| = | Serghei Stroenco Serghei Stroenco Serghei Stroenco is a former Moldovan professional footballer and present-day manager of FC Zimbru Chişinău.-International career:Stroenco has made 46 appearances for the Moldova national football team.-External links:* *... |
1992–2007 | 46 | 0 |
| 8 | Vladimir Gaidamaşchuc | 1992–2001 | 44 | 1 |
| = | Igor Oprea Igor Oprea Igor Oprea is a former Moldovan football player.-Playing career:Oprea spent most of his career playing for FC Zimbru Chişinău, winning the Moldovan championship four times and the cup once with the club.... |
1992–2001 | 44 | 4 |
| 10 | Ghenadie Olexici | 2001–2007 | 42 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Name | Career | Goals (caps) |
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| 1 | Serghei Cleşcenco Serghei Clescenco Serghei Cleşcenco is a retired Moldovan football player who holds the record for most international appearances for his country as well as the record for most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel.... |
1991–2006 | 11 (69) |
| 2 | Serghei Rogaciov Serghei Rogaciov Serghei Ivanovich Rogaciov is a Moldovan footballer who plays in attack for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg.-Career:He previously played for Constructorul Chişinău, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Olimpia Bălţi, and Cristalul Făleşti, Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Aktobe and FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.-International:He... |
1996–2007 | 9 (52) |
| 3 | Iurie Miterev Iurie Miterev Iurie Vladimirovich Miterev is a Moldovan footballer. He currently without a club.He was signed by Chornomorets Odessa in summer 2002.... |
1992–2006 | 8 (36) |
| 4 | Serghei Dadu Serghei Dadu Serghei Dadu is a Moldovan footballer, who last played as a striker for Russian side Alania Vladikavkaz. He is also a member of Moldova national football team.... |
2002– | 7 (27) |
| 5 | Viorel Frunză Viorel Frunza Viorel Frunză is a Moldovan football striker who is currently a free agent.-Honours: Zimbru Chişinău** Moldovan Cup: 2002–03-External links:... |
2002–2008 | 6 (26) |
| 6 | Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov Igor Bugaiov , , is a footballer, who is currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:... |
2007– | 5 (26) |
| = | Ion Testemiţanu Ion Testemitanu Ion Testimitanu is a Moldovan footballer.He played 4 games 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:* *... |
1991–2007 | 5 (53) |
| 8 | Alexandru Golban Alexandru Golban Alexandru Golban is a footballer who plays for Azerbaijanii team Simurq PFC, and former member of Moldova national team.He holds dual Moldovan-Romanian nationality.-Club career:... |
2002– | 4 (15) |
| = | Valeriu Andronic Valeriu Andronic Valeriu Andronic is a Moldovan footballer, who currently plays for FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.-Career:Andronic started his career at capital club before cross border to join FC Dinamo Bucureşti. In summer 2002, he joined MTK Hungária FC on two year contract... |
2001– | 4 (25) |
| = | Igor Oprea Igor Oprea Igor Oprea is a former Moldovan football player.-Playing career:Oprea spent most of his career playing for FC Zimbru Chişinău, winning the Moldovan championship four times and the cup once with the club.... |
1992–2001 | 4 (44) |
Managers
| Period | Coach |
| 1991–1992 | Ion Caras Ion Caras Ion Caras is the manager of Zimbru Chişinău Football Club and a former manager of the Moldova national team.-References:... Denis Ersov |
| 1992 | Eugen Piunovschi |
| 1992–1997 | Ion Caras Ion Caras Ion Caras is the manager of Zimbru Chişinău Football Club and a former manager of the Moldova national team.-References:... |
| 1998–1999 | Ivan Danilianţ |
| 1999–2001 | Alexandru Maţiura |
| 2001 | Alexandru Spiridon |
| 2002–2006 | Viktor Pasulko Viktor Pasulko Viktor Vasyl'ovych Pasulko is a retired ex-USSR football player. Pasulko played most of his career as a midfielder in various teams. Last 10 years of his career he spent in Germany playing for a lower division teams... |
| 2006–2007 | Anatol Teslev Anatol Teslev -Player career:He won UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship for USSR in 1966 . Former clubs include Moldova Chişinău, FC Dynamo Vologda, Speranta Drochia.-Coaching career:... |
| 2007–2009 |  Igor DobrovolskiIgor Dobrovolski Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski is retired footballer in the wide attacking midfielder role. He is currently the manager of Dacia Chişinău.He started his career at Moldavian SSR, then played in Russian SFSR, Spain, Italy, France, Germany before retired in Moldova... |
| 2010–Present |  Gavril BalintGavril Balint Gavril Pelé Balint is a former Romanian football striker and the current head coach of Moldovan national team. His scored the second and last goal at the penalties shoot-out during the 1986 European Cup final, helping his team, Steaua Bucureşti, to win the trophy.-Career as a football player:Born... |