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Cristian Chivu

1980 - Today

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Cristian Eugen Chivu (Romanian pronunciation: [kristiˈan e.uˈdʒen ˈkivu]; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan. A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving to Universitatea Craiova in 1998, leaving Romania to join Dutch club Ajax a season later. His performances as the captain of Ajax inspired an €18 million transfer to 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cristian Chivu is the 1,007th most popular soccer player (up from 1,618th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Romania (up from 263rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cristian Chivu ranks 1,007 out of 21,273. Before him are Florent Malouda, Wilfried Van Moer, Ian St John, Jerzy Dudek, Mário Jardel, and Dick Nanninga. After him are Marc Overmars, Dondinho, Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Viktor Ponedelnik, Daniel Bertoni, and Mitsuo Kato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Cristian Chivu ranks 29. Before him are Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Sam Heughan, Alan Smith, Martina Hingis, Gisele Bündchen, and Florent Malouda. After him are Marat Safin, The Miz, Esteban Cambiasso, Annalena Baerbock, Sibel Kekilli, and Enzo Maresca.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristian Chivu ranks 185 out of 844. Before him are Serge Klarsfeld (1935), Maia Morgenstern (1962), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Marcel Iureș (1951), Ion C. Brătianu (1821), and Iuliu Hossu (1885). After him are Angela Gheorghiu (1965), Ignaz von Born (1742), Joseph M. Juran (1904), Vazgen I (1908), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), and Constantin Dăscălescu (1923).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania

Among soccer players born in Romania, Cristian Chivu ranks 12. Before him are Adalbert Deșu (1909), Emerich Jenei (1937), Dudu Georgescu (1950), Nicolae Kovács (1911), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), and Gheorghe Popescu (1967). After him are Adrian Mutu (1979), Josef Posipal (1927), Ștefan Barbu (1908), Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Alexander Vencel (1944), and Elek Schwartz (1908).

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