Boris Cebotari
{{Short description|Moldovan footballer (1975–2012)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Boris Cebotari
| fullname =
| birth_date = 3 February 1975
| birth_place = Sărăteni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
| death_date = 15 July 2012 (aged 37)
| death_place = Chișinău, Moldova
| height = {{Height|m=1.87|precision=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1992–1998
| years2 = 1999
| years3 = 1999
| years4 = 2000
| years5 = 2000–2004
| years6 = 2004–2006
| years7 = 2006–2007
| years8 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = Zimbru Chişinău
| clubs2 = Tiligul Tiraspol
| clubs3 = Zimbru Chişinău
| clubs4 = Agro Chişinău
| clubs5 = Zimbru Chişinău
| clubs6 = Volyn Lutsk
| clubs7 = Zimbru Chişinău
| clubs8 = CSCA-Steaua Chişinău
| caps1 = 120
| goals1 = 24
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 2
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 4
| caps5 = 86
| goals5 = 16
| caps6 = 56
| goals6 = 2
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 1
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2006
| nationalteam1 = Moldova
| nationalcaps1 = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
Boris Cebotari (3 February 1975 – 15 July 2012) was a Moldovan footballer.
Early life
Boris Cebotari was born on 3 February 1975 in Sărăteni.{{cite web|title=Boris Cebotari|url=http://www.fatbudda.org/player.php?id=9871|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414181618/http://www.fatbudda.org/player.php?id=9871|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 April 2013|publisher=Fat Budda|accessdate=16 July 2012}}
Football career
In April 2004, Cebotari moved to Ukraine at Volyn Lutsk after he played over 200 games for Zimbru.{{Which|date=May 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=1/newsid=163878.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224042727/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=1/newsid=163878.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2007|title=Transfers: 29 March – 4 April|date=4 April 2004|accessdate=29 March 2008|publisher=UEFA}}
His last club was CSCA-Steaua Chişinău. He played his last official match for Moldova on 13 October 2004 against Scotland. In the whole 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he played for three times. He also played in UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying matches.
=International goal=
:Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 29 March 2003 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk | {{fb|BLR}} | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
Personal life
Death
On 15 July 2012, his body was found by neighbours in front of his home district "Botanica", in Chișinău. He was 37.{{cite news|title=Drama in Chisinau »Former Moldovan international found dead in front of his home|url=http://www.news-round.co.uk/sport/drama-in-chisinau-former-moldovan-international-found-dead-in-front-of-his-home/|accessdate=16 July 2012|newspaper=News Round|date=16 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=4432}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121002040433/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=162745/index.html FIFA.com]
{{Moldovan Footballer of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cebotari, Boris}}
Category:Moldovan men's footballers
Category:Moldova men's international footballers
Category:Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Suicides by jumping in Moldova
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Moldovan Super Liga players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:FC Zimbru Chișinău players
Category:FC Volyn Lutsk players
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