Cristian Tănase
 Tănase playing for Romania against Austria in June 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Tănase | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Pitești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Steaua București | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2009 | Argeș Pitești | 105 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Dacia Mioveni (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009– | Steaua București | 120 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Romania U-19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Romania U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008– | Romania | 32 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cristian Tănase (born 18 February 1987) is a Romanian footballer, who plays for Steaua București and the Romania national team. He is a versatile midfielder that has played as a left winger, a right winger and as a central attacking midfield.
Club career
Argeș Pitești and loan to Dacia Mioveni
Tănase began his career on youthside for Argeș Pitești and in the summer of 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 Bucuresti
On 6 August 2009 he signed a 5-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 fantastic winning goal in the 72nd minute.[6]
In the 2010–11 he scored 3 goals, 2 in the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League and one from a spectacular volley against Liga I side Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
In the 2011–12 season he showed he was in perfect form by scoring 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 continued his good form, contributing two essential goals against Maccabi Haifa in the group stage.
International career
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]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[11]
| 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 |
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 6 September 2013)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argeș Pitești | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dacia Mioveni (loan) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Argeș Pitești | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 105 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7 | |
| Steaua București | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 110 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 154 | 21 | |
| Career total | 220 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 266 | 28 | |
Honours
- Steaua Bucureşti:
References
- ↑ Tanase nu s-a impus la Arges in primii ani
- ↑ "Cristian Tănase". National Football Teams. 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. Romanian Football Federation. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
External links
- Official FCSB profile (Romanian)
- Profile at RomanianSoccer.ro
- Profile at FIFA.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bănel Nicoliţă |
Steaua captain 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Ciprian Tătăruşanu |
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