Cătălin Țîră
Romanian footballer
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Ștefan Cătălin Țîră (born 18 June 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cătălin Ștefan Țîră | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2009–2010 | Udinese | ||
| 2010–2013 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Brașov | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rapid București | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Neftchi Baku | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Dunărea Călărași | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Juventus București | 16 | (2) |
| 2018 | ACS Șirineasa | 5 | (4) |
| 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Luceafărul Oradea | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Episkopi | ||
| 2019–2020 | Voluntari | 25 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Rapid București | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sūduva | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bisceglie | 3 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo București | 20 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | CSM Slatina | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | Voluntari | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Romania U21 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2025 | |||
His father, Fănel Țîră was also a footballer who spent most of his career at Rapid București.[1][2][3]
Career
On 1 August 2016, Țîră signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.[4]
On 25 October 2016, Țîră was sent-off in Neftchi's 2–0 defeat to Qarabağ,[5] for hitting a pitch invader, and was subsequently banned from training.[6] before having his contract with the club terminated on 30 October 2016.[7]
On 11 August 2019, Țîră made his debut for Voluntari against Liga I rivals FCSB and scored after just 36 seconds in a 3–1 win.
In 2021 he became a member of Lithuanian Sūduva. On 23 June 2021 he left club.[8] He played six matches in Optibet A lyga and twice in I lyga.
He joined Romanian side Dinamo București in September 2021.[9] He made six appearances for the club in Liga I during the 2021–22 season, only one as a starting player. Țîră also played 2 games for Dinamo București in the Romanian Cup, scoring his single official goal for the club in the match lost against FC Argeș in the round of 16 match. He was released by the club in January 2022. He returned to Dinamo în August 2022.