Profile
Cristian Chivu
Romanian Association Footballer
Male
Born
Oct 26, 1980
Age
32
Hometown
Reşiţa
Team
Romania national ...
Position
Centre Back / Lef...
Cristian Eugen Chivu is a Romanian footballer. He currently plays for Internazionale in the Italian Serie A. He usually plays left back, but prefers playing center back, he can play as defensive midfielder when needed. Chivu is described as a "cultured… Read More
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Romance
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Adelina EliseiMarried 2007
News + Updates
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Soccer Inter Defender Chivu Snubs Calls For Romania ReturnYahoo News - Dec 24, 2012
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Chivu Wants To See Out His Career With InterNYTimes - Dec 18, 2012
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Cristian Chivu Not Desperate To Extend His Stay At Inter MilanBettor - Mar 04, 2012
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Liverpool And Manchester City Eye Inter Defender Cristian ChivuDaily Mail (UK) - Nov 02, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1980
Birth
Born on October 26, 1980.
TEENAGE
1999
18 Years Old
Chivu's first professional club was FCM Reşiţa. 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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TWENTIES
2002
21 Years Old
Chivu played a pivotal role for Ajax in their Champions League run in the 2002–03 season, when they came to within a minute of the semi-finals.
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He won the 2007 Coppa Italia in his last season with Roma.
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During the Champions League match at home to Manchester United in the 2008–09 season, Chivu had a terrific game, denying Rooney and Ronaldo many times, and won Man of the Match ahead of Julio César.
Chivu was a regular at left back during the 2009–10 season as Walter Samuel and Lúcio became the preferred centre back pairing.
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On 22 May 2010, he was in Inter's starting line-up in the UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, which Inter won 2–0.
THIRTIES
He also scored the winning penalty for Inter in their Coppa Italia win over Napoli on 26 January 2011.
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