Vlad Chiricheș

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Vlad Chiricheș
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Chiricheș lining up for Romania in 2012
Personal information
Full name Vlad Iulian Chiricheș[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Bacău, Romania
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 21
Youth career
LPS Bacău
2004–2007 Ardealul Cluj
2007–2008 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Internațional 41 (1)
2010–2012 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 39 (0)
2012–2013 Steaua București 42 (1)
2013–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 27 (1)
2015– Napoli 7 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Romania U21 3 (0)
2011– Romania 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2016(UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016

Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (Romanian pronunciation: [vlad ˈkirikeʃ]; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Napoli and for the Romanian national team, which he captains.

Club career

Early career

Chiricheș began his career at LPS Bacău as a midfielder, even as a striker a few years later when he moved to Ardealul Cluj playing alongside Mihai Răduț and Alexandru Maxim.[3] He then moved to Portuguese side Benfica in 2007.[4][5][6]

Internațional and Pandurii

Upon his return to Romania after 12 months spent in Portugal, Chiricheș joined lower league club Internațional Curtea de Argeș and helped them earn promotion to the top flight Liga I in 2009.[7] In 2010, shortly after Internațional was dissolved, he moved alongside many of his teammates to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[8] Chiricheș was close to signing with Steaua București instead of Pandurii, but Victor Pițurcă, Steaua's coach at the time, did not agree with the transfer.[9]

Steaua Bucharest

After one season, Chiricheș sealed another transfer, this time to Steaua București for a reported sum of €700,000 and 25% left to Pandurii in case of a future transfer.[10] On 6 August 2013, Steaua paid another €500,000 for the 25% left of the co-ownership, making the total transfer sum to €1.2 million.[11] On 25 October 2012, he scored an overhead volley from near the penalty spot in a 2–0 win against Molde in the Europa League, which put Steaua in control of Group E.[12] Chiricheș scored from long range against Ajax on 21 February 2013, canceling out a two-goal first-leg deficit as Steaua triumphed in the penalty shoot-out to set up a Round of 16 meeting with 2012 Champions League winners, Chelsea.[13][14] He scored again, an equalising goal to make it 1–1 with a fine close-range finish on the stroke of half-time in the 3–1 second leg loss against The Blues at Stamford Bridge after Steaua won the first leg 1–0.[15]

Tottenham Hotspur

Steaua agreed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Chiricheș on 24 August 2013, for a club-record fee of €9.5 million.[16][17] The transfer was completed on 30 August. On 24 September, Chiricheș made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur in a 4–0 victory over Aston Villa in the League Cup.[18] His debut for Tottenham in the Premier League was also an away game against Aston Villa on 20 October, a 2–0 win in which he was voted Man of the Match by Spurs fans.[19] Against Fulham on 4 December, he scored his first goal for Tottenham, an equaliser from outside the penalty box in a 2–1 victory.[20]

At the end of the January 2015 transfer window A.S. Roma offered €500,000 to take Chiricheș on a six-month loan, which was deemed too low by Spurs and rejected.[21] On 9 May, he was sent off for two bookings as Tottenham lost 3–0 to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.[22]

Napoli

On 30 July 2015, Italian club Napoli signed Chiricheș on a four-year deal for a reported £4.5 million.[23][24] Chiricheș made his Serie A debut for Napoli in a 1–2 loss to Sassuolo.[citation needed]

International career

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Chiricheș in action for Romania against Austria in 2012

Chiriches made his debut for the senior team in an UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Luxembourg on 2 September 2011.[25] On 14 August 2013, Chiricheș became the captain of Romania, in the friendly draw 1–1 over Slovakia. His competitive debut as captain was on 6 September, a 3–0 victory against Hungary, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying game.

Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2016[26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internațional 2008–09 26 1 1 0 - - - 27 1
2009–10 15 0 1 0 - - - 16 0
Total 41 1 2 0 - - - - - - 43 1
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2010–11 24 0 0 0 - - - 24 0
2011–12 15 0 2 0 - - - 17 0
Total 39 0 2 0 - - - - - - 41 0
Steaua București 2011–12 14 0 2 0 - 2 0 - 18 0
2012–13 26 1 0 0 - 13 3 - 39 4
2013–14 2 0 - - 3 0 1 0 6 0
Total 42 1 2 0 - - 18 3 1 0 63 4
Tottenham Hotspur 2013–14 17 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 - 24 1
2014–15 8 0 3 1 1 0 5 0 - 17 1
Total 25 1 4 1 4 0 8 0 - - 41 2
Napoli 2015–16 7 1 2 0 - 7 1 - 16 2
Total 7 1 2 0 0 0 7 1 - - 16 2
Career totals 153 4 12 1 4 0 35 4 1 0 204 9

References

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Romania captain
2013–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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