Cristian Tănase
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Tănase | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Forward / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Argeş Piteşti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Argeş Piteşti | 105 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Dacia Mioveni (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009– | Steaua Bucureşti | 40 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Romania | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 11 March 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Cristian Tănase (born February 18, 1987 in Piteşti[1]) is a Romanian football player, who plays for Steaua Bucureşti. His nickname is Dodel.
Career
Tănase began his career on youthside for Argeş Piteşti and in the summer of 2003 was promoted to the Liga I team, having played for half a year in the 2005/2006 season five games for Dacia Mioveni on loan.[2]
Steaua
On 6 August 2009 he signed a 5-year contract with Steaua Bucureşti for a transfer fee of 1,8 million euros. Argeş Piteşti will be receiving also 50% of a future transfer fee.[3]
On 13 December 2009 he scored his first goal for Steaua in a 3-2 victory against Internaţional Curtea de Argeş, which was a fantastic winning goal in the 72nd minute.[4]
Starting with the 2010–11 season, Bănel Nicoliţă became Steaua's new captain, however, following a poor performance for the team and the arrival of new coach Ilie Dumitrescu, he soon gave his armband to Cristian Tănase.
Position
He is a versatile midfielder that has played as a left winger, a right winger and as a central attacking midfield.
International career
Tănase played his debut for the Romania national football team in a friendly game on 19 November 2008 against Georgia.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 April 2009 | Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Austria |
1–0 | 1–2 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying |