Vasile Chitaru
Romanian footballer (1959–2003)
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Vasile Chitaru (5 January 1959 – 5 December 2003) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1959[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bacău, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 2003 (aged 44)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bacău, Romania[1] | ||
| Position | Forward[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Bacău | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1976–1977 | Dinamo București | 7 | (0) |
| 1977–1983 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1983–1984 | Partizanul Bacău | ||
| 1984–1985 | Foresta Fălticeni | ||
| 1985–1986 | Proletarul Bacău | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Romania U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 1974–1975 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Chitaru, nicknamed "Zira", was born on 5 January 1959 in Bacău, Romania.[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut on 19 May 1974, playing for SC Bacău at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 14 days under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a 3–0 home victory against Jiul Petroșani.[3][4][5][6] In 1976, Chitaru went to play for Dinamo București, where he won the league title in his only season spent at the club, coach Ion Nunweiller using him in seven matches.[3][4][5][7][8] With Dinamo, he also played his only game in a European competition, a 0–0 draw against AC Milan in the first round of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup.[3][4][5][7][9] Afterwards, he returned to play for SC Bacău for a few years.[3][4] He spent the last three years of his career at Partizanul Bacău, Foresta Fălticeni and Proletarul Bacău, retiring in 1986.[3][4]
International career
Between 1974 and 1975, Chitaru made several appearances for Romania's under-18 and under-21 national teams.[10]