Alexandru Spiridon

Alexandru Spiridon
Spiridon in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-07-20) 20 July 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Edineț, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
International career
1992–1995 Moldova 16 (2)
Managerial career
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 Saint Petersburg (assistant)
2018–2019 Moldova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Spiridon (born 20 July 1960) 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 Saint Petersburg, joining the club in 2016 with manager Mircea Lucescu.