Boris Cebotari (3 February 1975 – 15 July 2012) was a Moldovan
footballer
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.
Early life
Boris Cebotari was born on 3 February 1975 in
Sărăteni.
Football career
In April 2004, Cebotari moved to Ukraine at
Volyn Lutsk
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after he played over 200 games for
Zimbru.
His last club was
CSCA-Steaua Chişinău. He played his last official match for
Moldova
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on 13 October 2004 against
Scotland
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. In the whole
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
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, he played for three times. He also played in
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying matches.
International goal
:''Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.''
Personal life
Cebotari was married with two children. It was reported that he had lived alone in his sister's apartment for a while until his death.
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Death
On 15 July 2012, his body was found by neighbors in front of his home district "Botanica", in Chisinau. He was 37.
Honours
* Zimbru Chişinău
** Moldovan Cup: 2002–03
References
External links
*
FIFA.com
1975 births
2012 deaths
Moldovan men's footballers
Moldova men's international footballers
Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
Suicides by jumping in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Men's association football midfielders
Moldovan Super Liga players
Ukrainian Premier League players
FC Zimbru Chișinău players
FC Volyn Lutsk players
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