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{{Short description|Romanian
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{{Infobox football biography
|name = Cristian Chivu
|image = File:Cristian_Chivu_2011.jpg
▲|caption = Chivu playing for [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] in 2011
|fullname = Cristian Eugen Chivu<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/3937/files/allegati/3942/cu74.pdf |title=Comunicato Ufficiale N. 74 |trans-title=Official Press Release No. 74 |publisher=Lega Serie A |page=3 |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref>
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|26|df=y}}
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|manageryears4 = 2021–
|managerclubs4 = [[Inter Milan Youth Sector|Inter Milan U19]]
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'''Cristian Eugen Chivu''' ({{IPA-ro|kristiˈan e.uˈdʒen ˈkivu}}; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional [[Association football|football]] manager and former player who is the head coach of [[Inter Milan]]'s [[Inter Milan Youth Sector|under-19]] side.
A [[Defender (association football)|defender]], he began his career with hometown club [[CSM Reșița]] before moving to [[FC U Craiova 1948|FC Universitatea Craiova]] in 1998, leaving Romania to join Dutch club [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] a season later. His performances as the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of Ajax inspired an [[Euro|€]]18 million transfer to [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in 2003. Chivu won the [[Coppa Italia]] in his last of four seasons in Rome before a transfer to [[Inter Milan
Chivu earned 75 international [[Cap (sports)|caps]] for [[Romania national football team|Romania]] between 1999 and 2010, and was part of the squads for [[UEFA European Championship]]s in [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]. After retiring, he became a football [[pundit]] for Italian television stations [[Sky Sport (Italy)|Sky Sport]] and [[Fox Sports]]. He is also a technical observer for [[UEFA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.org/football-development/technical/coach-education/news/newsid=2472633.html|title=Chivu learns in UEFA technical role|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=23 May 2017|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career===
Chivu's first professional club was [[CSM Reșița]]. After moving to [[FC U Craiova 1948|FC Universitatea Craiova]], his reputation began to rise and his performances sparked interest from some larger clubs outside of Romania. [[Netherlands|Dutch]] club [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] was particularly impressed with Chivu and signed him in 1999.{{citation needed}}
===Ajax===
At Ajax, Chivu developed a reputation as a reliable fullback and a free-kick specialist. Then-manager [[Ronald Koeman]] appointed him as captain of the club. With Chivu as captain, Ajax dominated the Dutch [[Eredivisie]] with an exciting young squad. Playing alongside Chivu were future stars such as [[Rafael van der Vaart]], [[Wesley Sneijder]], [[Johnny Heitinga]], [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] and [[Maxwell (footballer, born 1981)|Maxwell]]. Chivu played a pivotal role for Ajax in their [[UEFA Champions League]] run in the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03 season]], when they came to within a minute of the semi-finals. That season, Chivu was in a quintet of Ajax players – himself, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Maxwell, Wesley Sneijder and [[Andy van der Meyde]] – who all went on to later join [[Inter Milan]].{{citation needed}}
===Roma===
In 2003, [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] expressed their interest in signing Chivu. At the time, Roma had an enormous debt and there were questions raised over Roma's ability to pay any proposed fees. Seeking to silence the increasing doubt over their financial situation, Roma sought a bank guarantee, which was subsequently denied. After much speculation, however, Roma finally completed the purchase of Chivu in September, ending the long and protracted saga. The fee was [[Euro|€]]18 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://109.75.174.100/~asroma/downloads/corporate_investor/1287723401.pdf|title=Accordo trasferimento calciatore Cristian CHIVU'|date=8 July 2003|access-date=14 September 2011|work=AS Roma|language=it |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/61gkUW7us?url=http://109.75.174.100/~asroma/downloads/corporate_investor/1287723401.pdf |url-status=dead|archive-date=14 September 2011}}</ref> Though he became a regular in defence, he made limited appearances due to injuries. He won the [[2006–07 Coppa Italia]] in his last season with Roma. During the summer transfer window, he was once again a subject of transfer speculation, with newly crowned [[La Liga]] champions [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] reportedly making a formal bid, while [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and Inter Milan were also interested in signing the defender.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inter still keen on Roma's Chivu|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=558991.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107163033/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=558991.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=25 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=441921&campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5739 | title = Barcelona in the lead to buy Roma's Chivu| publisher = ESPN| access-date=27 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11833_2493269,00.html | title = Barca in pole position for Chivu| publisher = Sky Sports| access-date=23 June 2007}}</ref>
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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.{{citation needed}}
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]].{{citation needed}}
Chivu was a regular at left back during the [[2009–10 Inter Milan season|2009–10 season]], as [[Walter Samuel]] and [[Lúcio]] became the preferred centre back pairing. On 6 January against [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], Chivu was stretchered off early in the second half after colliding heads with Chievo striker [[Sergio Pellissier]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Serie A: Chievo 0–1 Inter|url=http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=32989&L=en|publisher=inter.it|date=6 January 2010}}</ref> He was in two hours of surgery for a skull fracture<ref>{{cite news|title=Inter Milan's Cristian Chivu in hospital with skull fracture|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=721578&sec=europe&cc=4716|publisher=[[ESPN Soccernet]]|date=6 January 2010}}</ref> and later cleared of any danger. Although it was initially thought he might be out for the rest of the season,<ref>{{cite news|title=Paura per Chivu: frattura cranica; Operato subito, è fuori pericolo|url=http://quotidianonet.ilsole24ore.com/sport/calcio/2010/01/06/277616-inter_grande_paura_chivu.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109022428/http://quotidianonet.ilsole24ore.com/sport/calcio/2010/01/06/277616-inter_grande_paura_chivu.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2010|publisher=[[Quotidiano.net]]|date=6 January 2010|language=it}}</ref> he returned to Serie A on 24 March. After this, he needed to wear a [[scrum cap|headguard]] in matches.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chivu: "Magical to be back"|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=33532&L=en|publisher=Inter.it|date=24 March 2010}}</ref> A month later, Chivu scored his first goal for Inter in a game against [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], a terrific 30-yard strike. On 22 May 2010, he was in Inter's starting line-up in the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final]] against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], which Inter won 2–0.{{citation needed}}
He scored his second goal for Inter in the [[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11 season]] against [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]] which turned out to be the game winner in a 3–2 win for Inter. He also scored the winning penalty for Inter in their [[2009–10 Coppa Italia]] win over [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] on 26 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312201&cc=5739 | title = Coppa Italia: Inter edge through on penalties| publisher = ESPN Soccernet| access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref>
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In 1999, Chivu was chosen to represent the [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania national under-21 team]] and quickly made the step up to play for the [[Romania national football team|full side]]. In 2001, he won [[Cyprus International Football Tournament]] 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cypr-intltourn03.html|title = Cyprus International Tournament 2003}}</ref>
He represented his country at both [[UEFA Euro 2000]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]]. Despite being capped only four times prior to the Euro 2000, he started all four matches and scored his first international goal.{{citation needed}}
At Euro 2008, he earned plaudits for his performance, keeping previous [[FIFA World Cup]] champions [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and runners-up [[France national football team|France]] at bay, despite being played in a less familiar role as a holding midfielder. He captained Romania through [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7|World Cup qualification]], but they failed to make the play-offs, finishing fifth in their group. On 21 May 2011, Chivu announced his retirement from the national team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=36529&L=en | title = Chivu: "Why I'm quitting the national team" | publisher = Inter.it| access-date=21 May 2011}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
Chivu speaks Italian, Dutch, Spanish and English, as well as his native Romanian.{{citation needed}}
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>
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==Career statistics==
===Club===
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!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
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| 75. || 17 November 2010 || [[Klagenfurt]], Austria || {{Fb|ITA}} || 1–1 || 0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}
==Honours==
'''CSM Reșița'''
*[[Divizia B]]: [[1996–97 Divizia B|1996–97]]{{citation needed}}
'''Ajax'''<ref name=SW>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/cristian-chivu/4007/|title=C. Chivu|work=Soccerway|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
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*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[2006–07 Coppa Italia|2006–07]]
'''
*[[Serie A]]: [[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Serie A|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]]
*Coppa Italia: [[2010 Coppa Italia Final|2009–10]], [[2011 Coppa Italia Final|2010–11]]
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'''Individual'''
* [[List of AFC Ajax records and statistics#AFC Ajax prize winners|Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award)]]: [[1999–2000 AFC Ajax season|1999–2000]]{{citation needed}}
* [[Dutch Footballer of the Year#Dutch Golden Shoe Winners|Dutch Golden Shoe]]: 2002{{citation needed}}
* Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): [[2000–01 AFC Ajax season|2000–01]], [[2002–03 AFC Ajax season|2002–03]]{{citation needed}}
* ''[[Gazeta Sporturilor]]'' [[Romanian Footballer of the Year (Gazeta Sporturilor)|Romanian Footballer of the Year]]: 2002, 2009, 2010
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1584678.html|title=Team of the Year 2002|publisher=UEFA|date=11 January 2011|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
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