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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
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 [[AS Roma|Roma]] in 2003. Chivu won the [[Coppa Italia]] in his last of four seasons in Rome before a transfer to [[Inter Milan]], where he spent the rest of his career before retiring in 2014. After recovering from a fractured skull, Chivu wore a distinctive protective headgear, similar to [[Petr Čech]]'s, from 2010 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-12|title=Football's biggest headache|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2017/03/12/58c54bab268e3e64368b45a8.html|access-date=2020-09-27|website=MARCA in English|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Meadows|first=Mark|date=2010-03-23|title=Inter's Chivu ready to return with special headgear|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-47159420100323|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> His honours at Inter included a treble of the [[Serie A|Italian league]], domestic cup, and the [[UEFA Champions League]] in 2010.
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