Dumitru Popovici (footballer)
Moldovan footballer
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Dumitru Popovici (born 5 August 1983) is a Moldovan footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Constructorul Chişinău | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Tiligul Tiraspol | 71 | (10) |
| 2007 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2007–2008 | Tiligul Tiraspol | 24 | (1) |
| 2008 | Dinamo Bender | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Dacia Chişinău | 99 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Tiraspol | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | Bukhoro | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Zaria Bălți | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo-Auto | 45 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Moldova U19 | 3 | (0) |
| Moldova U21 | 1 | (0) | |
| 2009– | Moldova | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2015 | |||
Career
Popovici appeared in an Intertoto Cup first round match for Tiligul Tiraspol against Pogoń Szczecin on 18 June 2005. He would move abroad to play in Syria, and participated in the 2007 AFC Champions League with Al-Ittihad (Aleppo).[1]
In 2009, Popovici signed with FC Dacia Chişinău and made his first and only appearance for the senior Moldova national football team.[2] He had previously played for the U-19 and U-21 national teams.
