Ciprian Tătărușanu
Romanian footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈton tʃipriˈan tətəruˈʃanu]; born 9 February 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Abha.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-02-09) 9 February 1986 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Abha | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2003 | Juventus București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Juventus București | 29 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Gloria Bistrița | 26 | (0) |
2008–2014 | Steaua București | 134 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Gloria Bistrița (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Fiorentina | 81 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Nantes | 64 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
2020–2023 | AC Milan | 23 | (0) |
2023– | Abha | 25 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006–2009 | Romania U21 | 13 | (0) |
2009–2020 | Romania | 74 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 |
He started his senior career in Romania with Juventus București, going on to represent Gloria Bistrița and FC Steaua București in the country. Tătărușanu made over 180 appearances in all competitions for the latter, and in the summer of 2014 joined Fiorentina on a free transfer. After three seasons with the Viola, he moved to France with spells at Nantes and Lyon. In September 2020, Tătărușanu transferred back to Italy and signed for AC Milan.
Tătărușanu earned 73 caps for the Romania senior team, with which he made his debut in 2010. He was a member of the squad that participated at the UEFA Euro 2016, starting in all three group stage matches of the competition. Four years later, Tătărușanu announced his retirement from the national team at age 34 and also won the champions league.