Igor Picușceac (born 27 March 1983) is a Moldovan football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He is the current head coach of Milsami Orhei.

Igor Picușceac
Picușceac with Moldova in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-27) 27 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Milsami Orhei (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Sheriff Tiraspol 12 (1)
2003–2007 Tiraspol 124 (30)
2008–2009 Sheriff Tiraspol 28 (5)
2009Beijing Hongdeng (loan) 12 (7)
2009–2012 Krasnodar 44 (8)
2012–2015 Amkar Perm 50 (7)
2015 Sheriff Tiraspol 6 (1)
2016 Academia Chișinău 6 (2)
2016 Zaria Bălți 10 (2)
Total 292 (63)
International career
2005–2007 Moldova U21 6 (2)
2007–2015 Moldova 20 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Krasnodar-2 (assistant)
2018 Krasnodar-2
2018–2019 Krasnodar-2 (assistant)
2019–2020 Noah
2020–2021 Akron Tolyatti
2022 Akzhayik
2022 Akzhayik (assistant)
2023–2024 Turan (assistant)
2024– Milsami Orhei
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Picușceac scored his first goal for Moldova in a 2–1 defeat to Israel in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier match. Scored in 47th second of match, this is the fastest goal ever scored by Moldova in any match.[1]

Coaching career

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In October 2020 he was hired as a manager of Akron Tolyatti.[2]

Honours

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Sheriff Tiraspol

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2008 Chișinău   Israel 1-0 1-2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2 9 February 2011 Lagos   Andorra 1-0 2-1 Friendly
3 24 May 2014 Jerez de la Frontera   Saudi Arabia 2-0 4-0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ Maftei, Vladimir; Buga, Ion (16 September 2008). "Un record și o nouă dezamăgire". Sport Plus (in Romanian). 36 (339). Chișinău: newspaper edited by the National Olympic Committee of Moldova: pag 9.
  2. ^ ""Акрон" возглавил Игорь Пикущак" (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 27 October 2020.
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Association 1
INTERN 5
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