Ion Testemițanu

{{Short description|Moldovan footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ion Testimiţanu

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|4|27}}

| birth_place = Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1998

| clubs1 = Zimbru Chişinău

| caps1 = 190

| goals1 = 31

| years2 = 1998–2001

| clubs2 = Bristol City

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2001

| clubs3 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2002

| clubs4 = Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002–2004

| clubs5 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps5 = 36

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2004

| clubs6 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2004–2005

| clubs7 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2005

| clubs8 = Chkalovets-1936 Novosibirsk

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2005–2006

| clubs9 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps9 = 3

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2006

| clubs10 = Sibir Novosibirsk

| caps10 = 27

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2007

| clubs11 = Terek Grozny

| caps11 = 38

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2007–2009

| clubs12 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps12 = 10

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2009–2010

| clubs13 = Inter Baku

| caps13 = 15

| goals13 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1991–2006

| nationalteam1 = Moldova

| nationalcaps1 = 56

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

}}

Ion Testemiţanu (born 27 April 1974) is a Moldovan former footballer.

He was signed by Benny Lennartson at Bristol City in 1998 and also played under Tony Pulis in 1999. He credits the Welsh manager with helping him settle in the United Kingdom.{{cite news | first=Tony | last=Banks |title=WE CAN FASHION A SHOCK WIN SAYS ION TESTEMITANU |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/344522/We-can-fashion-a-shock-win-says-Ion-Testemitanu |newspaper=Daily Express | location=London |date=7 September 2012 |access-date=7 September 2012}} Testimiţanu played 4 games for Moldova in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.

He is featured in Tony Hawks' book, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, where he lost to the author 11–4.