Gheorghe Tătaru (5 May 1948 – 19 December 2004), also known as Tătaru II, was a Romanian football striker. He played seven years at Steaua București. He was the younger brother of Nicolae Tătaru, who also played professional football at Steaua București.[5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Tătaru | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | București, Romanian People's Republic | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 2004 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Iaşi, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1967 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1974 | Steaua București | 169 | (57) |
| 1974–1975 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 32 | (11) |
| 1975–1980 | CS Târgovişte[a] | 93 | (30) |
| 1981–1982 | Autobuzul București | ||
| 1983–1984 | Unirea Slobozia | ||
| Total | 294 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| Romania U21 | 1 | (0) | |
| Romania U23 | 7 | (0) | |
| Romania B | 4 | (4) | |
| 1970–1972 | Romania[b] | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Tătaru joined the junior squad of Steaua București in 1959, being promoted to the first team in 1967. He played for Steaua București 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 Liga II team Autobuzul București. 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 Liga I.
He won 6 caps for Romania and scored 1 goal.[2][3] 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.
Honours
Club
Steaua București
CS Târgoviște
Individual
Notes
References
External links
- Gheorghe Tătaru – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gheorghe Tătaru at FootballDatabase.eu
- Gheorghe Tătaru at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gheorghe Tătaru at Soccerway
- Gheorghe Tătaru at WorldFootball.net
- Gheorghe Tătaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Profile at Steauafc.com (in Romanian)
