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Christian Chivu

Cristian Chivu
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Chivu lining up for Romania in August 2010
Personal information
Full name Cristian Eugen Chivu
Date of birth (1980-10-26) 26 October 1980 (age 36)
Place of birth Reșița, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Reșița 24 (2)
1998–1999 Universitatea Craiova 32 (3)
1999–2003 Ajax 107 (13)
2003–2007 Roma 85 (6)
2007–2014 Inter Milan 115 (3)
Total 363 (27)
National team
1997–1998 Romania U18 12 (1)
1998–2000 Romania U21 13 (0)
1999–2010 Romania 75 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2013.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010

Cristian Eugen Chivu (Romanian pronunciation: [kristiˈan e.uˈd͡ʒen ˈkivu]; born 26 October 1980) is a former Romanian footballer. He usually played left back, but preferred playing as a centre back.

He began his career at his hometown club FCM Reșița before moving to Universitatea Craiova in 1998, leaving Romania to join Dutch club Ajax a season later. His performances as captain at Ajax inspired an €18 million transfer to Roma in 2003. Chivu won the Coppa Italia in his last of four seasons at Roma before a transfer to Inter Milan, where he would spend the rest of his career before retiring in 2014. His honours at Inter included a treble of the Italian league, domestic cup, and the UEFA Champions League in 2010.

Chivu earned his first of 75 international caps between 1999 and 2010, and was part of Romania's squads for UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2008.

Chivu's first professional club was FCM Reșița. 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.


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