History of the FC Sfintul Gheorghe Fooball Club
FC Sfintul Gheorghe was fiunded on July 11, 2003
Club's motto
Enjoy playing football, enjoy every day. Don't be afraid of tomorrow, don't be afraid of anything. Advance with Sfintul Gheorghe!
Why "Sfintul Gheorghe"?
"Sfintul Gheorghe" (Saint George) is the collective symbol of a rather broad geographical zone concentrated around one of the oldest Moldovan monasteries, "Sfintul Gheorghe" from Suruceni. The zone covers Chisinau and two districts adjacent to the capital, Straseni and Ialoveni. Given that children attending our club's activities are selected mainly from settlements from this zone, the club's founders chose "Sfintul Gheorghe" as name that unites all the members of our football community.
Origin
The foundation of the Football Club "Sfintul Gheorghe" was laid in 1999, when FC "Victoras" was set up. The team played in the championship of Chisinau County and subsequently in Moldova's Championship B Division. Until 1999, the Suruceni team was named "Tineretea" (Youth) and actively participated in the republican tournament Moldovan youth Cup. Years ago, the goalkeeper of the Tineretea team was a well-known Moldovan light music singer, Ion Suruceanu, who is a remarkable backer and rooter of the SGS.
First match - 2003
The first SGS match took place in October 2003 during a tournament between children of the neighbouring villages of Suruceni, Nimoreni and Danceni.
First success - 2004
One of the first achievements of the SGS was the victory at the open championship of the Chisinau-based Republican Specialized Football Club. The SGS was represented by the team of children aged 10-11. Participating in the tournament held on 27.03.2004 - 08.05.2004 were teams of children from Chisinau schools, lyceums and football clubs.
Records
The SGS Under 18 team (1990) became Moldova's champion among juniors of the National Division in the 2006-2007 season.
The SGS Under 16 team (1993) became runner-up in the National Division of juniors in the 2008-2009 season.
The SGS Under 14 team (1992) won the bronze medal in the National Division of Moldova's championship for juniors, 2005-2206 season.
Coval Maxim (1993) scored 64 goals in 18 matches in the National Division of Moldova's Championship for juniors, 2007-2008 season.
Authors of the SGS idea
The idea to found the SGS school and club and the SGS development strategy belong to two people:
Valeriu Renita, owner of FC SGS and its honorary chairman.
Caraman Sergiu, chairman of the club, main coach of the club, main coach of the SGS team, National Division. Owner of the licence "Pro" UEFA. Ex-director of the Sfintul Gheorghe Football School, Suruceni. Former coach of the SGS teams 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994.