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Full name
  
Nicolae Tataru

Playing position
  
Forward

Role
  
Football player

Height
  
1.69 m

Place of birth
  
Sibiu, Romania

Name
  
Nicolae Tataru

Died
  
August 1, 2001

Position
  
Forward

Date of birth
  
(1931-12-16)16 December 1931

Date of death
  
1 August 2001(2001-08-01) (aged 69)

1949–1952
  
Locomotiva Turnu Severin

Nicolae Tătaru (16 December 1931 in Sibiu, Romania – 1 August 2001), also known as Tătaru I, was a Romanian football player. He played eleven years for Steaua Bucureşti, being one of the symbols of the team. He played as a left forward. He was the brother of Gheorghe Tătaru who also played professional football.

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Steaua and National Team

Nicolae Tătaru signed with Steaua Bucureşti in 1952, after three months when he played for one of Steaua's second teams, Armata Craiova. He was a part of Steaua Golden team, playing also for Romania national football team. He earned 24 caps for Romania, scoring three goals. His debut for the national team is set on 9 May 1954, when Romania won the match against 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, he was also the captain, but Romania lost the 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

Tătaru managed a lot of teams, like CS Târgovişte, FC Brăila, Petrolul Târgovişte or Steaua's youth team.

Achievements

  • 3 times Liga I winner (1956, 1959–1960, 1960–1961)
  • 2 times Romanian Cup (1955, 1961–1962)
  • References

    Nicolae Tătaru Wikipedia


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