Igor Picușceac

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 Moldovan Liga club Milsami Orhei.

Igor Picușceac

Picușceac with Moldova in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-03-27) 27 March 1983 (age 42)
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)
2009	→ Beijing 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

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

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

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Divizia Națională Champion: 2008/2009
• Moldovan Cup: 2008/2009

International goals

#	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