Cristian Tănase

Cristian Tănase
	Tănase playing for FCSB in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Tănase
Date of birth	19 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Pitești, Romania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Giresunspor
Number	40
Youth career
2000–2003	Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2009	Argeș Pitești
2006	→ Dacia Mioveni (loan)
2009–2015	FCSB
2015–2016	Tianjin TEDA
2016	Sivasspor
2016–2018	Karabükspor
2018	FCSB
2018	Eskişehirspor
2019–	Giresunspor
International career
2005–2006	Romania U19
2007–2008	Romania U21
2008–2015	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2019

Cristian Tănase (Template:IPA-ro; born 18 February 1987) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Turkish club Giresunspor.

Club career

Argeș and loan to Dacia Mioveni

Tănase began his career on the youth side for Argeș Pitești and in summer 2003 was promoted to the first team which played in the Liga I. He only played in a handful of games in his first years with the Romanian team^[1] and as a result he was loaned to Dacia Mioveni for the first half of the 2005–06 campaign. He gathered five games for the Mioveni team.^[2]

After his return to Argeș Pitești he became an important player in the team gathering more than 100 games before his departure.^[3]

Steaua București

On 6 August 2009 he signed a five-year contract with Steaua București for an undisclosed fee, though media reports estimated it to be €1.8 million for buying 50% of the player's rights.^[4]^[5]

On 13 December 2009 he scored his first goal for Steaua in a 3–2 victory against Internațional Curtea de Argeș, which was a winning goal in the 72nd minute.^[6]

In the 2010–11 season he scored three goals, two in the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League and one from a volley against Liga I side Pandurii Târgu Jiu.

In the 2011–12 season he scored in a 4–0 win against Liga I side Mioveni and scored the goal against CSKA Sofia that qualified his team for the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League group stage. He contributed two essential goals against Maccabi Haifa in the group stage. During his last season at the club, he was the team's captain, and most important player.^{[citation needed]}

Tianjin TEDA

After six years of playing for Steaua, Tănase left for Chinese club Tianjin TEDA, signing a two-year deal with the club, leaving for a transfer fee of 700,000 pounds.

Sivasspor

After one year of playing for Tianjin TEDA, Tănase left for Turkish club Sivasspor, signing a two-year deal with the club.

Kardemir Karabükspor

After half a year of playing for Sivasspor, Tănase left for another Turkish club Kardemir Karabükspor, signing a two-year deal with the club.

Return to FCSB

In January 2018, Tănase returned to FCSB, signing a six-month contract with the club.

Eskişehirspor

On 20 July 2018, it was announced that Tănase signed a two-years contract with Eskişehirspor.

International career

Tănase in action against Austria in June 2012.

Tănase played his debut for the Romania national football team in a friendly game on 19 November 2008 against Georgia.^[7] On 1 April 2009 he scored his first goal against Austria.^[8]

On January 27, 2012 Tănase scored two goals in a 4–0 thrashing over Turkmenistan.^[9] This brings his tally to 5 goals in 27 games so far.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 March 2019^[11]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Argeș Pitești
	2003–04	1	0	0	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2004–05	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2005–06	16	1	0	0	–		–		–		16	1
	2006–07	25	0	1	0	–		–		–		26	0
	2007–08	29	4	1	0	–		–		–		30	4
	2008–09	32	2	0	0	–		–		–		32	2
Total		105	7	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	107	7
Dacia Mioveni (loan)
Dacia Mioveni (loan)	2005–06	5	0	0	0	–		–		–		5	0
Total		5	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	0
FCSB
	2009–10	21	1	1	0	–		4	0	–		26	1
	2010–11	27	1	4	0	–		7	2	–		38	3
	2011–12	30	4	1	0	–		9	3	1	0	41	7
	2012–13	29	7	1	0	–		9	0	–		39	7
	2013–14	24	2	4	2	–		10	1	1	0	39	5
	2014–15	23	5	2	1	2	1	10	0	1	0	38	7
	2017–18	8	0	0	0	–		1	0	–		10	0
Total		162	20	13	3	2	1	50	6	3	0	230	30
Tianjin TEDA
Tianjin TEDA	2015	10	2	0	0	–		–		–		10	2
Total		10	2	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	2
Sivasspor
Sivasspor	2015–16	14	0	–		–		–		–		14	0
Total		14	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	0
Kardemir Karabükspor
	2016–17	29	3	0	0	–		–		–		29	3
	2017–18	14	0	1	1	–		–		–		15	1
Total		43	3	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	44	4
Giresunspor
Giresunspor	2018–19	7	0	–		–		–		–		7	0
Total		7	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	0
Career total		346	32	16	4	2	1	50	6	3	0	417	43

International

As of 29 March 2015^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Ratio
Romania	2008	1	0	0.00
	2009	4	1	0.25
	2010	4	0	0.00
	2011	8	1	0.13
	2012	8	2	0.25
	2013	9	2	0.22
	2014	6	0	0.00
	2015	1	0	0.00
Total		41	6	0.15

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.^[13]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 April 2009	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria	Austria	0–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	15 November 2011	Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria	Greece	2–1	3–1	Friendly
3	27 January 2012	Belek Stadium, Belek, Turkey	Turkmenistan	2–0	4–0	Friendly
4	27 January 2012	Belek Stadium, Belek, Turkey	Turkmenistan	3–0	4–0	Friendly
5	6 February 2013	Estadio Ciudad, Málaga, Spain	Australia	1–0	3–2	Friendly
6	6 September 2013	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Hungary	3–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Argeș Pitești

Liga II: 2007–08

Steaua București

Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Cupa României: 2010–11; 2014–15; Runner-up: 2013–14
Supercupa României: 2013; Runner-up: 2011, 2014
Cupa Ligii: 2014–15

References

^ Tanase nu s-a impus la Arges in primii ani
^ "Cristian Tănase". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ Tanase a jucat mai mult de 100 de meciuri pentru Arges
^ Cristian Tanase a semnat cu Steaua. Steauafc.com. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
^ Steaua şi-a luat Briliant, pe Cristi Tănase!. GazetaSporturilor.ro. Retrieved on 7 August 2009.
^ Steaua-Curtea de Argeş 3–2. Steauafc.com. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
^ Freundschaft 2008 .:. November – Rumänien vs Georgien. Weltfussball.de. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
^ Tanase deschide scorul cu Austria. Strainatate.org. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
^ Tanase dubla cu Turkmenistan
^ Tanase la 4 goluri
^ Cristian Tănase at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^ "Cristian Tănase". European Football. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ Cristian Tănase Archived 26 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Romanian Football Federation. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.

External links

Cristian Tănase at National-Football-Teams.com
Official FCSB profile Template:Ro
Cristian Tănase at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)
Cristian Tănase – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] Tanase nu s-a impus la Arges in primii ani

[2] "Cristian Tănase". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[3] Tanase a jucat mai mult de 100 de meciuri pentru Arges

[4] Cristian Tanase a semnat cu Steaua. Steauafc.com. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.

[5] Steaua şi-a luat Briliant, pe Cristi Tănase!. GazetaSporturilor.ro. Retrieved on 7 August 2009.

[6] Steaua-Curtea de Argeş 3–2. Steauafc.com. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.

[7] Freundschaft 2008 .:. November – Rumänien vs Georgien. Weltfussball.de. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.

[8] Tanase deschide scorul cu Austria. Strainatate.org. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.

[9] Tanase dubla cu Turkmenistan

[10] Tanase la 4 goluri

[11] Cristian Tănase at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[EU-12] "Cristian Tănase". European Football. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[13] Cristian Tănase Archived 26 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Romanian Football Federation. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.

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