Gheorghe Tătaru
Gheorghe Tătaru (5 May 1948 – 19 December 2004), also known as Tătaru II, was a Romanian football striker. He played seven years at Steaua Bucureşti. He was the younger brother of Nicolae Tătaru, who also played professional football at Steaua Bucureşti.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gheorghe Tătaru | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Bucureşti, Romanian People's Republic | ||
Date of death | 19 December 2004 56)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Iaşi, Romania | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1959–1967 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1974 | Steaua Bucureşti | 169 | (57) |
1974–1975 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 32 | (11) |
1975–1980 | CS Târgovişte1 | 93 | (30) |
1981–1982 | Autobuzul Bucureşti | ||
1983–1984 | Unirea Slobozia | ||
Total | 294 | (98) | |
National team | |||
Romania U21 | 1 | (0) | |
Romania U23 | 7 | (0) | |
Romania B | 4 | (4) | |
1970–1972 | Romania | 10 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Tătaru joined the junior squad of Steaua Bucureşti in 1959, being promoted to the first team in 1967. He played for Steaua Bucureşti 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 Divizia B team Autobuzul Bucureşti. 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 Divizia A.
He won 10 caps for Romania and scored 3 goals.[4] 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.
Notes
^1 The 1975-1976 Second League appearances and goals made for CS Târgovişte are unavailable.
Honours
Club
- Steaua București
- Romanian Divizia A (1): 1967–68
- Romanian Cup (3): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
- Târgoviște
- Romanian Divizia B (1): 1976–77
References
- Gheorghe Tataru a incetat din viata!
- "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's 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.
- http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/1973/gheorghe-tataru.htm
External links
- Profile at Steauafc.com (in Romanian)
- Gheorghe Tătaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Gheorghe Tătaru at National-Football-Teams.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Florea Voinea |
Steaua Top Scorer 1969–1970 1970–1971 1971–1972 |
Succeeded by Viorel Năstase |