Ciprian Tătărușanu
Romanian association football player
Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈton tʃipriˈan tətəruˈʃanu]; born 9 February 1986) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He started his senior career in Romania with Juventus București, going on to represent Gloria Bistrița and FC Steaua București in the country. Tătărușanu made over 180 appearances in all competitions for the latter, and in the summer of 2014 joined Fiorentina on a free transfer. After three seasons with the Viola, he moved to France with spells at Nantes and Lyon. In September 2020, Tătărușanu transferred back to Italy and signed for AC Milan.
Tătărușanu earned 73 caps for the Romania senior team, with which he made his debut in 2010. He was a member of the squad that participated at the UEFA Euro 2016, starting in all three group stage matches of the competition. Four years later, Tătărușanu announced his retirement from the national team at age 34.
Club career
Early career
Born in Bucharest, Tătărușanu began his football career with local club, Juventus, starting to play senior level football at age 16 in the second division under the guidance of coach Marin Barbu. He later joined Gloria Bistrița, making his first division debut under coach Ioan Sabău in a 1–0 away victory over Unirea Urziceni on 23 May 2007.
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