Nicolae Tătaru
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 Tătaru in 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Tătaru | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 2001 (aged 69) | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1952 | Locomotiva Turnu Severin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952 | Armata Craiova | ||
| 1953–1964 | Steaua București | 210 | (75) |
| Total | 210 | (75) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1962 | Romania | 21[1] | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Steaua București (youth) | ||
| 1970–1976 | CS Târgovişte | ||
| 1976–1977 | FC Brăila | ||
| 1977–1980 | Flacăra Moreni | ||
| 1980–1982 | Petrolul Târgovişte | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicolae Tătaru (16 December 1931 – 1 August 2001), also known as Tătaru I, was a Romanian footballer. He played eleven years for Steaua București, being one of the symbols of the team. He played as a left forward. He was the older brother of Gheorghe Tătaru who also played professional football at Steaua București.[2][3]
Playing career[edit]
Nicolae Tătaru signed with Steaua București in 1952, after three months when he played for one of Steaua's second teams, Armata Craiova. He was a part of Steaua's Golden team, playing also for the Romania national football team. He earned 21 caps for Romania, scoring two goals.[4] His debut for the national team came on 9 May 1954, when Romania won the match against East Germany, played at Berlin in front of 90,000 people. He scored his first international goal, against Greece, in 1957. In 1959, in the match against the olympic team of the Soviet Union, he was the captain of the national team. Since then he was eight times the captain of the national team. In his last match for Romania, in which he was also the captain, Romania lost the friendly match against Morocco. At Steaua, he played 210 matches and scored 75 goals. He is tenth in the Top Ten list of Steaua's goalscorers.
Manager career[edit]
Tătaru managed several clubs, like CS Târgovişte, FC Brăila, Petrolul Târgovişte or Steaua's youth team.
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- Steaua București
- Romanian League (4): 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961
- Romanian Cup (2): 1955, 1962
References[edit]
- ^ "Nicolae Tătaru". FRF. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nicolae Tătaru". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
External links[edit]
- Profile Archived 7 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Steauafc.com (in Romanian)
- Nicolae Tătaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Nicolae Tătaru at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nicolae Tătaru at WorldFootball.net