Alexandru Spiridon

Alexandru Spiridon (born 20 July 1960, in Edineț) is a former professional footballer and current football manager from Moldova. Spiridon played as a midfielder during his football career, winning the Moldovan Footballer of the Year award in 1992. He made 16 appearances for the national team, scoring one goal. He worked as the assistant manager at Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg, joining the club in 2016 with manager Mircea Lucescu.

Alexandru Spiridon
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Spiridon
Date of birth (1960-07-20) 20 July 1960
Place of birth Edineț, Moldovan SSR
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Moldova (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 Nistru Chișinău 54 (2)
1982 SKA Kiev 34 (3)
1983 Zorya Voroshylovhrad 4 (0)
1983–1986 Nistru Chișinău 84 (7)
1987–1990 Zaria Bălți 133 (48)
1991 Zimbru Chișinău 32 (5)
1992–1996 Zimbru Chișinău 85 (42)
1996–1997 Tiligul Tiraspol 7 (6)
National team
1992–1995 Moldova 16 (2)
Teams managed
1994–1996 Zimbru Chișinău
1994–2000 Moldova (assistant)
1997–1999 Tiligul Tiraspol
2000–2001 Moldova U21
2001 Moldova
2000–2001 Zimbru Chișinău
2002–2004 Nistru Otaci
2004–2016 Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant)
2016–2017 Zenit St. Petersburg (assistant)
2018–2019 Moldova
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

Spiridon played as a midfielder during his football career, winning the Moldovan Footballer of the Year award in 1992. He began his career at Nistru Chișinău, before moving to SKA Kiev in 1982.[1] He scored 3 goals in 34 games for the club.[2] Spiridon rejoined Nistru Chișinău in 1983 and played 19 times in his first season.[3] He made 16 appearances the following year,[4] and played 23 times for the club in 1985, scoring 4 goals.[5] In 1986, he played 27 matches and scored 3 goals.[6] He joined Zarya Bălți in 1987 and moved to Zimbru Chișinău in 1991. He was named the Moldovan Footballer of the Year award in 1992 and scored 12 goals in 30 appearances in the 1992-93 season.[7] In the 1993-94 season, he scored 13 goals in 20 games for the club.[8] He won 5 league titles in a row with the club between 1992 and 1996. He joined Tiligul Tiraspol in 1996 and ended his playing career with the club.

Spiridon made 16 appearances for the national team, scoring two goals.[9] He played his last international match on 29 March 1995 in a 3-0 defeat to Albania.[10]

Managerial career

Spiridon joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in 2004 as the assistant manager to Mircea Lucescu. Shakhtar won the Ukrainian Premier Leaguetitle in the 2004-05 season. Shakhtar have won the league 7 times during Spiridon's time as assistant manager (2004–05, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13). They have also won 4 Ukrainian Cup trophies (2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13) and 5 Ukrainian Super Cup trophies (2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013). Shakhtar also won their first European trophy in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, the last UEFA Cup before its rebranding as the UEFA Europa League.

When on 24 May 2016, Mircea Lucescu signed a contract with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, Spiridon also moved to that club as assistant manager to Lucescu.[11]

International goals
International goals of Alexandru Spiridon[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 July 1991Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova Georgia1–22–4Friendly
2.22 August 1992Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Sudan1–02–1Friendly

Honours

As player
Zimbru Chișinău
Champion (5): 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Runner-up (1): 1996–97
Winner (1): 1996–97

As assistant manager
Shakhtar Donetsk
Winner (1): 2008–09
Champion (8): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Runner-up (4): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
Winner (6): 2003–04, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
Winner (7): 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Managerial statistics
As of 11 June 2019
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Moldova 2018 present 15 3 5 7 020.00
Total 15 3 5 7 020.00

References
  1. "Alexandru Spiridon". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. "SKA Kiev - 1982". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. "Nistru Chișinău - 1983". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. "Nistru Chișinău - 1984". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. "Nistru Chișinău - 1985". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. "Nistru Chișinău - 1986". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  7. "Zimbru Chișinău - 1982/83". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. "Zimbru Chișinău - 1983/84". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  9. "International appearances of Alexandru Spiridon". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  10. "Albania vs Moldova 3-0". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  11. Alexandru Spiridon, antrenor secund la Zenit, jurnal.md
  12. "Football PLAYER: Alexandru Spiridon". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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