Serghei Cleşcenco(born 20 May 1972 in Criuleni

Criuleni

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, Moldovan SSR) is a retired Moldova

Moldova

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n football

Football (soccer)

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 player who holds the record for most international appearances for his country as well as the record for most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel

Israel

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Career in Israel

In 1999, Cleşcenco joined Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

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 from Moldova

Moldova

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n club Zimbru Chişinău. 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

Poland

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 striker Andrzej Kubica

Andrzej Kubica

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 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

Hapoel Tel Aviv FC

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 where he was part of the squad that reached the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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Honours

• Divizia Naţională
  Divizia Nationala
  The Moldovan National Division is the top division of association football in Moldova. There are 12 teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the "A" Division and replaced by the lower league's champion....
  
   (5):
  • 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98

• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 2000-01

• Toto Cup
  Toto Cup
  The Toto Cup is an association football tournament that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Premier League and Liga Leumit....
  
  (1):
  • 2001-02

External links

Profile and biography of Sergei Cleşcenco on Maccabi Haifa's official website

• Serghei Cleşcenco career stats at National Football Teams