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Cristian Eugene Chivu
Nationality:Romania
Birthday:1980-10-26
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Height:184cm
Weight:81kg
Position:Defender
Former Club(s):Inter Milan
Once Club(s):Inter Milan,AS Roma,Ajax Amsterdam,Universitatea Craiova
Profile:

Cristian Eugen Chivu (born 26 October 1980 in Reşiţa) is a Romanian footballer. He plays for Internazionale in the Italian Serie A. He usually plays left back, but prefers playing center back, he can play as defensive midfielder when needed. Chivu is described as a "cultured defender who excels at dribbling, passing and anticipation."

Early career
Chivu's first professional club was FCM Reşiţa. After moving to Universitatea Craiova, his reputation began to rise and his performances sparked interest from some larger clubs outside of Romania. Dutch club Ajax was particularly impressed with Chivu and signed him in 1999.

Ajax
At Ajax he 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. Chivu played a pivotal role for Ajax in their Champions League run in the 2002–03 season, when they came to within a minute of the semi-finals. That season Chivu was in a trio of Ajax players - himself, Maxwell and Andy Van der Meyde - who all went on to join Internazionale.

AS Roma
In 2003, 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. However, after much speculation Roma finally completed the purchase of Chivu in September, ending the long and protracted saga. The fee was €18 million. Though he became a regular in defence, he made limited appearances due to injuries. He won the 2007 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 reportedly making a formal bid whilst FC Barcelona and Internazionale were also interested in signing the defender.

Internazionale
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 5-year contract with Internazionale on 27 July 2007. The transfer fee was €16 million. Chivu was a regular at left back during the 2009–10 season as Walter Samuel and Lúcio became the preferred centre back pairing. On 22 May 2010, he was in Inter's starting line-up in the UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, which Inter won 2–0. He scored his second goal for Inter in the 2010–11 season against 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 Coppa Italia win over Napoli on 26 January 2011.

Honours:
Ajax
Eredivisie (1): 2001–02
Dutch Cup (1): 2001–02
Dutch Supercup (1): 2002

Roma
Coppa Italia (1): 2006–07

Internazionale
Serie A (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Coppa Italia (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2008, 2010
UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010

Individual
Dutch Golden Shoe: 2002
Romanian Footballer of the Year: 2000, 2002, 2009, 2010
UEFA Team of the Year: 2002
Marco van Basten Trophy: 2000
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