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→Inter Milan: I fixed the season when Chivu scored the decisive/winning penalty against SSC Napoli. It was previously written in "2009-10 Coppa Italia win over Napoli on 26 January 2011", which was incorrect, to become " 2010-11 Coppa Italia win over Napoli on 26 January 2011". Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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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 [[AC 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|access-date=6 January 2010|archive-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010045638/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=32989|url-status=dead}}</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|access-date=6 January 2010|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104118/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=721578&sec=europe&cc=4716|url-status=dead}}</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|access-date=24 March 2010|archive-date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005075927/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=33532&L=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> A month later, Chivu scored his first goal for Inter in a game against [[Atalanta BC|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Bayern-Inter {{!}} Line-ups: UEFA Champions League 2009/10 Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2000488--bayern-vs-inter/lineups/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref>
He scored his second goal for Inter in the [[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11 season]] against [[AC 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 [[
Chivu left Inter after his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 31 March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1769640/cristian-chivu-leaves-inter-milan-seven-seasons?cc=4716|title=Chivu leaves Inter, confirms retirement|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> The very same day he announced his retirement from football on his [[Facebook]] page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3276/serie-a/2014/03/31/4721675/former-inter-star-chivu-retires-from-football?ICID=HP_BN_6|title=Former Inter star Chivu retires from football|date=31 March 2014|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref>
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