Tătărușanu with Romania in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Fiorentina | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Juventus București | 29 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Gloria Bistrița | 26 | (0) |
2008–2014 | Steaua București | 133 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Gloria Bistrița (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2014– | Fiorentina | 64 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2009 | Romania U21 | 13 | (0) |
2010– | Romania | 42 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 |
Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡ʃipriˈan tətəruˈʃanu]; born 9 February 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian side Fiorentina and the Romania national team.
Tătărușanu began his football career with Liga II club Juventus București.
On 26 May 2008, Tătărușanu signed a five-year contract with Steaua București, with a reported transfer fee of around €1,5m. The move from Gloria Bistrița was completed after 2008–09 Liga I as Steaua already had a starting goalkeaper in Robinson Zapata.
On 16 July 2009, he made his European debut in the 2–0 victory for Steaua in UEFA Europa League against Újpest FC. On 2 August 2009 he played his first Liga I match in Steaua's shirt against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, in a game in which Steaua won away with 2–0.
On 19 August 2010, he saved two penalty shots against Grasshopper Club Zürich in the shootout of the 2010–11 Europa League Play-off, from Boris Smiljanić and Endogan Adili, to help his team through to the next stage.