Nicolae Tataru
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Nicolae Tătaru also known as Tătaru I, was a Romanian football player. He played eleven years for Steaua Bucureşti, being one of the symbols of the team. He played as a left forward. He was the brother of Gheorghe Tătaru
who also played professional football.
. He earned 24 caps for Romania, scoring three goals. His debut for the national team is set on 9 May 1954, when Romania won the match against Germany, played at Berlin in front of 90,000 people. He scored his first international goal, against Greece, in 1957.
In 1959, in the match against the olympic team of the Soviet Union, he was the captain of the national team. Since then he was eight times the captain of the national team. In his last match for Romania, he was also the captain, but Romania lost the match against Morocco. At Steaua, he played 210 matches and scored 75 goals. He is tenth in the Top Ten list of Steaua's goalscorers.
Gheorghe Tataru
Gheorghe Tătaru, , also known as Tătaru II, was a Romanian football striker, an emblematic player of Steaua Bucureşti. He was the brother of Nicolae Tătaru who also played professional football.-Career:...
who also played professional football.
Steaua and National Team
Nicolae Tătaru signed with Steaua Bucureşti in 1952, after three months when he played for one of Steaua's second teams, Armata Craiova. He was a part of Steaua Golden team, playing also for Romania national football teamRomania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
. He earned 24 caps for Romania, scoring three goals. His debut for the national team is set on 9 May 1954, when Romania won the match against Germany, played at Berlin in front of 90,000 people. He scored his first international goal, against Greece, in 1957.
In 1959, in the match against the olympic team of the Soviet Union, he was the captain of the national team. Since then he was eight times the captain of the national team. In his last match for Romania, he was also the captain, but Romania lost the match against Morocco. At Steaua, he played 210 matches and scored 75 goals. He is tenth in the Top Ten list of Steaua's goalscorers.
Manager career
Tătaru managed a lot of teams, like CS Târgovişte, FC Brăila, Petrolul Târgovişte or Steaua's youth team.Achievements
- 3 times Liga ILiga ILiga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
winner (1956, 1959–1960, 1960–1961) - 2 times Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
(1955, 1961–1962)