Radu Gînsari (born 10 December 1991) is a Moldovan professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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club

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, which he captains. He also has Russian citizenship as Radu Leonidovich Gynsar () and was registered with the

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as a domestic player.

Club career

Early career

Ginsari started playing football at the age of 8 with a club "Razdisor" from Ciocana region. After a few months of training, he was transferred to CSCT Buiucani at the age of 9 having Jardan Vasile as his coach. During the next 3–4 years, was trained some important chapters in the Book of Football from Andronic Mihai. At the age of 15 he continued his training with another coach, Ciubaru Igor. At the age of 16, he was purchased by FC Academia UTM Chişinău, where he played five years. His initial position on the field was central midfielder. He sometimes played as a winger or forward. His most comfortable position, and also the position where he is most efficient, is central midfielder. He initially started playing with the number 4 on his shirt when he was playing at CSCT Buiucani. It then was changed to number 14, which he thinks is his lucky number.

Professional career

He spent 5 years playing for

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. In the winter of 2013 he had trials at

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, but for undisclosed reasons did not sign with the Russian side. Before he signed with

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during that summer, he had trials with

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, but didn't sign either. He eventually got injured during training. In his first season for

he scored 6 goals and he won the

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. On 11 June he announced on his Facebook page that he is no longer a Zimbru player with a message, "On this day I officially announce that I have left the club. I want to thank all the teammates and staff. Good luck!". On 16 June he signed with

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier o ...

. His first goal for

was in the

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match against his previous club,

. Unfortunately, his team lost with penalty kicks. On 28 June 2019, he joined

club

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. On 6 February 2020, he returned to Israel, joining

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on a 6-month loan. On 26 February 2021, Gînsari returned to Moldova, signing for

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side

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International career

During his tenth cap, Gînsari scored his first international goal. It came against

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in a friendly match in June 2016. Gînsari scored again, in a 3–1 defeat to

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during a March 2017 friendly match.

Career statistics

International goals

:''As of match played 18 November 2018. Moldova score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gînsari goal.''

Personal life

Family

Radu was born to Elena and Leonid Gînsari. He has a brother named Sandu Gînsari. Radu Gînsari declares himself as Romanian and supports the reunification of

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Education

He graduated with a bachelor in Modern Languages and Management in 2010. He is currently a student at Moldova State University with the Faculty of Finance and Banking.

Honours

Zimbru Chișinău *

: 2013–14 Hapoel Haifa *

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: 2017–18 *

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Individual *

Best Forward: 2014 *

Top Scorer: 2023-24

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ginsari, Radu 1991 births Living people Moldovan men's footballers FC Zimbru Chișinău players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players FC Milsami Orhei players Xanthi F.C. players Moldovan Super Liga players Israeli Premier League players Russian Premier League players Super League Greece 2 players Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Israel Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Footballers from Chișinău Men's association football forwards Moldova men's international footballers Naturalized citizens of Russia