Gheorghe Tătaru (5 May 1948 – 19 December 2004), also known as Tătaru II, was a Romanian football striker. He played seven years at Steaua București. He was the younger brother of Nicolae Tătaru, who also played professional football at Steaua București.[5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Tătaru | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | București, Romanian People's Republic | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 2004 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Iaşi, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1967 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1974 | Steaua București | 169 | (57) |
| 1974–1975 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 32 | (11) |
| 1975–1980 | CS Târgovişte[a] | 93 | (30) |
| 1981–1982 | Autobuzul București | ||
| 1983–1984 | Unirea Slobozia | ||
| Total | 294 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| Romania U21 | 1 | (0) | |
| Romania U23 | 7 | (0) | |
| Romania B | 4 | (4) | |
| 1970–1972 | Romania[b] | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Tătaru joined the junior squad of Steaua București in 1959, being promoted to the first team in 1967. He played for Steaua București until 1974. In 1974, he signed for Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, and then he played for FC Târgovişte (1975–1980).
In 1980, he decided to retire from football, but one year later was called up by the Liga II team Autobuzul București. He retired again in 1982, but again received a call, this time from Unirea Slobozia. He finally called it a day in 1984.
In 1970–71 he was top scorer of Liga I.
He won 6 caps for Romania and scored 1 goal.[2][3] In 1970, he was part of the national team which played at the 1970 World Cup, being used in all the three games played by Romania. They were his first ever caps for Romania.
Honours edit
Club edit
Steaua București
CS Târgoviște
Individual edit
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References edit
- ^ Gheorghe Tataru a incetat din viata!
- ^ a b c d e f Gheorghe Tătaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Gheorghe Tătaru". European Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Gheorghe Tătaru at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Fraţii Stelei de la Francisc şi Vasile Zavoda, la Adrian şi Sabin Ilie. Cele 8 perechi de fraţi din istoria echipei. A venit rândul lui Romario şi Daniel Benzar" [Brothers of Steaua from Francisc and Vasile Zavoda, Adrian and Sabin Ilie. The 8 pairs of brothers in the team's history. It is Romario and Daniel Benzar's turn] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links edit
- Gheorghe Tătaru – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gheorghe Tătaru at FootballDatabase.eu
- Gheorghe Tătaru at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gheorghe Tătaru at Soccerway
- Gheorghe Tătaru at WorldFootball.net
- Gheorghe Tătaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Profile at Steauafc.com (in Romanian)
