Ion Testemiţanu (born 27 April 1974) is a
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
n former
footballer
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.
He was signed by
Benny Lennartson at
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...
in 1998 and also played under
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard Pulis (; born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh former professional football manager and former footballer who last managed Sheffield Wednesday.
Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at age 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 2 ...
in 1999. He credits the Welsh manager with helping him settle in the United Kingdom.
Testimiţanu played 4 games for Moldova in
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
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.
He is featured in Tony Hawks' book, ''
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
Antony Gordon Hawksworth MBE (born 27 February 1960), known professionally as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author.
Early life
Born in Brighton, Sussex, Hawks was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Brighton C ...
'', where he lost to the author 11–4.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.''
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1974 births
Living people
Footballers from Chișinău
Moldovan men's footballers
Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
Moldova men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Zimbru Chișinău players
Moldovan Super Liga players
Bristol City F.C. players
Seongnam FC players
Ulsan HD FC players
K League 1 players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
Shamakhi FK players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
FC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Soviet men's footballers
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in England
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
English Football League players
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