Vasile Chitaru
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1959[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bacău, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 2003 (aged 44)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bacău, Romania[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Bacău | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1976–1977 | Dinamo București | 7 | (0) |
| 1977–1983 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1983–1984 | Partizanul Bacău | ||
| 1984–1985 | Foresta Fălticeni | ||
| 1985–1986 | Proletarul Bacău | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Romania U18[3] | 2 | (1) |
| 1974–1975 | Romania U21[3] | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasile Chitaru (5 January 1959 – 5 December 2003) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.
Club career[edit]
Vasile Chitaru, nicknamed "Zira" was born on 5 January 1959 in Bacău.[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut on 19 May 1974, playing for SC Bacău at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 14 days in a 3–0 home victory against Jiul Petroșani.[4][5][6][7] In 1976, Chitaru went to play for Dinamo București, where in his only season spent at the club, he won the league title, contributing with 7 matches played in the campaign, also playing his only game in a European competition, a 0–0 against AC Milan in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup.[4][5][6][8][9][10] He returned to play for SC Bacău for a few years and played his last three years of his career at Partizanul Bacău, Foresta Fălticeni and Proletarul Bacău, retiring in 1986.[4][5] Throughout his life, Chitaru struggled with alcoholism, committing suicide in December 2003 by jumping from his apartment balcony which was on the fourth floor.[1][4][5][6][10]
Honours[edit]
SC Bacău
Dinamo București
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Sinuciderea la fotbaliști" [Suicide at footballers] (in Romanian). Sporttim.ro. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b Vasile Chitaru at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Vasile Chitaru profile". 11v11. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Fostul fotbalist Vasile Chitaru s-a sinucis" [Former football player Vasile Chitaru committed suicide] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "A murit "Zira"" ["Zira" died] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ei nu vor muri, cu adevarat, vreodata!" [They will never, really, die!] (in Romanian). Desteptarea.ro. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Fotbalistul din Liga 1 care l-a vrăjit pe Gică Hagi:"Rar găsești ca el!"" [The football player from Liga 1 who enchanted Gică Hagi:"You rarely find ones like him!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo București vs. AC Milan 0 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Fotbaliștii români au descifrat "secretul lui Bachus"" [Romanian footballers decipher "Bachus's secret"] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2021.