Anatol Teslev is a

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

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head coach and former player.

Player career

He won UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship for USSR in 1966 (now U-19 event). Former clubs include Moldova Chişinău, FC Dynamo Vologda, Speranta Drochia.

Coaching career

He coached Nistru, FC Start Ulyanovsk, FC Tighina Bender,

FC Nistru Otaci FC Nistru Otaci was a Moldovan football club based in Otaci, Moldova. The club was founded on 17 August 1953. It was dissolved in 2017. History During the 1999–2000 season, the club played as FC Nistru-Unisport Otaci due to Nistru being expel ...

and the Moldovan youth team. He was the coach of the national side between February to December 2006. He was replaced by his assistant

Igor Dobrovolski Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski (russian: Игорь Иванович Добровольский, ua, Ігор Іванович Добровольський, ''Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi''; born 27 August 1967) is a football manager and a former ...

Management career

He was the vice-president and general secretary of the

Football Association of Moldova The Moldovan Football Federation ( ro, Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal, FMF) is the governing body of football in Moldova. It organizes all the football leagues, including the top-tier league Moldovan National Division (Divizia Națională), ...

and in the management board of

FC Zimbru Chișinău Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional Association football, football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Moldovan Super Liga, the highest tier of Football in Mo ...

and

FC Constructorul Chisinau FC Tiraspol was a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Founded in 1992 as ''Constructorul Chișinău'', it entered the Moldovan National Division in th ...

. In 2005, he became the president of the nation FA, beaten

Pavel Cebanu Pavel Cebanu (born 28 March 1955) is a former Moldovan football (soccer) player. He spent his entire career, from 1973 to 1985, at the Moldovan side FC Nistru Chişinău. He was captain for many years and played 341 games scoring 45 goals. He ...

in election.

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* 1947 births Living people Soviet footballers Moldovan football managers FC Zimbru Chișinău players Moldova national football team managers FC Chornomorets Odesa players Place of birth missing (living people) Association football midfielders FC Dynamo Vologda players {{USSR-footy-bio-stub