Serghei Cleșcenco
Serghei Cleșcenco (pronounced [kleʃˈtʃeŋko]; born 20 May 1972) is a Moldovan football coach and a former player. He is the manager of the Moldova national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Criuleni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Moldova (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Spartak Oryol | 14 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Nistru Chișinău | 23 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Zimbru Chișinău | 131 | (40) |
| 1996–1997 | Go Ahead Eagles | 62 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Zimbru Chișinău | 20 | (25) |
| 1998 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Zimbru Chișinău | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Maccabi Haifa | 102 | (42) |
| 2001–2003 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 62 | (22) |
| 2003 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 14 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Zimbru Chișinău | 18 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 44 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk | 33 | (1) |
| Total | 543 | (151) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2006[1] | Moldova | 69 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Milsami Orhei | ||
| 2012 | Milsami Orhei (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Zimbru Chișinău (executive assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| 2013–2015 | Zimbru Chișinău (executive assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | União Leiria (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | União Leiria (caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | Rostov (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Moldova U21 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Moldova (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Moldova U21 (caretaker) | ||
| 2021– | Moldova | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel. He is a former manager of Zimbru Chișinău, where he also spent large parts of his playing career.
Career edit
After a successful period with Zimbru Chișinău, Cleșcenco was taken on trial by English club Watford in early 1998. He impressed, but work permit issues, along with Zimbru Chișinău asking for too much money prevented the deal from going through.[2]
In 1999, Cleșcenco joined Maccabi Haifa. It was one of the most successful starts ever for a foreigner in Israel as he bagged 22 goals in his first season topping the record set by Polish striker Andrzej Kubica for most goals scored by a foreigner in Israel in a single season. After another strong season in Haifa, he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he was part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. He scored one of the goals as they memorably knocked out Chelsea.[3]
Personal life edit
Cleșcenco's son, Nicky Cleșcenco, is also a footballer who has appeared for the Moldova national team.[4]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 September 1994 | Stadionul Republican, Chișinău | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 16 November 1994 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier |
4 | 7 June 1995 | Stadionul Republican, Chișinău | Albania | 2–1 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier |
5 | 10 November 1996 | Stadion GKS, Katowice | Poland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
6 | 20 August 1998 | Spordikeskuse Staadion, Kohtla-Järve | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
7 | 18 August 1999 | Népstadion, Budapest | Hungary | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
8 | 26 April 2000 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle | San Marino | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
9 | 1 September 2001 | Stadionul Republican, Chișinău | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
10 | 5 September 2001 | Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín | Slovakia | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
11 | 16 August 2006 | Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău | Lithuania | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Player edit
Zimbru Chișinău
Maccabi Haifa
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Manager edit
Milsami
Managerial Statistics edit
- As of Match played 20 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Moldova | 2022 | present | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31.82 |
References edit
- ^ Serghei Clescenco – International Matches at RSSSF
- ^ Watford Observer Archive
- ^ "Hapoel stun subdued Chelsea". BBC. 18 October 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Ciolacu, Dumitru (2 February 2021). "Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, noul jucător al lui FC Sion" [Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, the new player of FC Sion]. Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Serghei Cleşcenco". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links edit
- Profile and biography of Sergei Cleșcenco on Maccabi Haifa's official website 21 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- Serghei Cleșcenco at National-Football-Teams.com