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Revision as of 02:21, 30 September 2009

Cristian Chivu
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Personal information
Full name Cristian Eugen Chivu
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back, Left back
Team information
Current team
 Internazionale
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Reşiţa
1998–1999 Universitatea Craiova
1999–2003 Ajax
2003–2007 Roma
2007– Internazionale
International career‡
1999– Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 10 2009

Cristian Eugen Chivu (Template:IPA-ro) (born October 26, 1980 in Reşiţa) is a Romanian footballer of gypsy descent. He is the captain of the Romanian national team and currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A.

On 25 March, 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, for the results on qualifying to UEFA Euro 2008 with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.

Club career

Early career

Chivu's first professional club was FCM Reşiţa. After moving to Universitatea Craiova, his reputation began to rise and his performances sparked interest from some larger clubs outside of Romania. Dutch club Ajax was particularly impressed with Chivu and signed him in 1999.

At Ajax he developed a reputation as a reliable fullback. Then-manager Ronald Koeman appointed him as captain of the club. With Chivu as captain, Ajax dominated the Dutch Eredivisie with an exciting young squad. Playing alongside Chivu were future stars such as Rafael van der Vaart, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Maxwell. Chivu played a pivotal role for Ajax in their Champions League run in the 2002/03 season, when they came to within a minute of the semi-finals.

AS Roma

In 2003, Roma expressed their interest in signing Chivu. At the time, Roma had an enormous debt and there were questions raised over Roma's ability to pay any proposed fees. Seeking to silence the increasing doubt over their financial situation, Roma sought a bank guarantee, which was subsequently denied. However, after much speculation Roma finally completed the purchase of Chivu, ending the long and protracted saga. The fee was reported to be €18 million.

Internazionale

After a four-yeal spell which yielded a Coppa Italia, Chivu left Roma and signed a 5-year contract with Internazionale on July 27 2007. The transfer fee was €16 million.[1] As part of the deal, defender Marco Andreolli moved to Roma in a co-ownership deal.[2]

Cristian Chivu has enjoyed a successful spell with Internazionale, winning two consecutive Serie A championships as of 2009. He played an excellent game againts FC Barcelona in the oppening match of the UEFA champions League.

International career

In 1999, Chivu was chosen to represent the Romanian Under-20 team and quickly made the step up to play for the full side, later that year. Chivu has played for Romania more than 50 times, and is currently the captain of the national team. He played for Romania in Euro 2000 and Euro 2008. During the tournament, he delivered a decent performance, keeping previous World Cup champions Italy and runners-up France at bay, despite being played out of position (as a holding midfielder).

International goals

Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 20 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium  England 1-0 3-2 UEFA Euro 2000 Group A
2 September 7 2002 Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 3-0 UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
3 March 31 2004 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1-0 2-1 Friendly

Personal life

Chivu can speak Italian, Dutch and English as well as his native Romanian. He is currently married to Adelina Elisei. According to Calcio Italia magazine, Chivu has been involved in opening football schools around Romania for the past few years, and he said "I hope that he is proud when he looks down on me" in reference to his late father who was a youth coach.[citation needed]

On February 12, 2009, his wife Adelina gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Natalia.[3]

Career statistics

All-Time Club Performance[4]
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cups[5] Continental games[6] Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Internazionale 08-09 21 0 2 0 2 0 25 0
07-08 26 0 4 0 6 0 36 0
Total 47 0 6 0 8 0 61 0
Roma 06-07 26 0 7 0 8 0 41 0
05-06 27 2 7 0 4 0 38 2
04-05 10 2 4 0 1 0 15 2
03-04 22 2 2 0 4 0 28 2
Total 85 6 20 0 17 0 122 6
Ajax 02-03 26 6 - - 12 0 38 6
01-02 32 1 - - 6 0 38 1
00-01 26 5 - - 4 0 30 5
99-00 23 1 - - 4 0 27 1
Total 107 13 - - 26 0 133 13
Universitatea Craiova 99-00 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98-99 26 3 0 0 0 0 26 3
Total 32 3 - - 0 0 32 3
CSM Resita 97-98 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
96-97 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 24 2 - - 0 0 24 2
Career Totals 286 24 26 0 51 0 363 24
Last updated May 18, 2009

Honours

Club

AFC Ajax
AS Roma
Internazionale

Individual

References

  1. ^ http://www.asroma.it/UserFiles/729.pdf
  2. ^ "Cristian Chivu signs for Inter". Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "Cristian Chivu". ESPN. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  5. ^ Counts for appearances and goals during the KNVB Cup
  6. ^ Counts for appearances and goals at the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.

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