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===Internazionale===
Chivu was reported to be in the middle of a tug-of-war between Barcelona and Real Madrid during the 2007 summer transfer window. After a four-year spell which yielded a [[Coppa Italia]], Chivu left Roma and signed a five-year contract with [[Serie A]] rivals Inter on 27 July 2007. The transfer fee was €16 million,<ref>[http://www.asroma.it/UserFiles/729.pdf CESSIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE CRISTIAN EUGEN CHIVU] AS Roma, 27 July 2007</ref> which €3 million of the transfer fee paid via defender [[Marco Andreolli]] moved to Roma in a [[co-ownership (football)|co-ownership]] deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=26924&L=en |title=Cristian Chivu signs for Inter |access-date=28 July 2007 |archive-date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210175150/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=26924&L=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> His first season with the defending Serie A champions was a successful one, as he won the Serie A title that had eluded him during his time at Roma.
During the Champions League match at home to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09 season]], Chivu had a terrific game, denying [[Wayne Rooney]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] many times, and won Man of the Match ahead of Inter goalkeeper [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|Julio César]].
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His father, Mircea was also a footballer and a coach, the [[Stadionul Mircea Chivu|Mircea Chivu Stadium]] from [[Reșița]] is named in his honor. He played as a [[right back]] for [[FCM Reșița]] and [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] winning the [[1973–74 Divizia A]] with the team from [[Craiova]]. Mircea was coach at [[FCM Reșița]] when Cristian started his career. According to ''Calcio Italia'' magazine, Chivu has been involved in opening football schools around Romania for the past few years, and he said "I hope that he is proud when he looks down on me" in reference to his father who died in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/sport/a-decedat-mircea-chivu~ni9c7|title=A decedat Mircea Chivu|publisher=ziaruldeiasi.ro|language=ro|date=2 April 1998|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/57199/cristian-chivu-the-resolute-romanian|title=Cristian Chivu, the resolute Romanian|publisher=Inter.it|date=23 February 2017|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/aschia-nu-sare-departe-de-trunchi-top-10-perechi-tata-fiu-care-au-scris-istorie-pentru-fotbalul-romanesc-6443565|title=Aşchia nu sare departe de trunchi! TOP 10 perechi tată-fiu care au scris istorie pentru fotbalul românesc|publisher=prosport.ro|language=ro |trans-title=The splinter does not fall far from the tree! TOP 10 father-son pairs who have written history for Romanian football|date=24 June 2010|access-date= 29 October 2017}}</ref>
He is married to Adelina Elisei who on 12 February 2009 gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Natalia.<ref>[http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=30830&L=en Roberto Rosetti appointed for Milan derby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819174303/http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=30830&L=en |date=19 August 2012 }} inter.it, 13 February 2009</ref>
==Career statistics==
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