Ciprian Tătărușanu


Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Lyon and the Romania national team.
He started his senior career in Romania with Juventus București, going on to represent Gloria Bistrița and FC Steaua București in the country. Tătărușanu made over 180 appearances in all competitions for the latter, and in the summer of 2014 joined Italian club Fiorentina on a free transfer. After three seasons with the Viola, he moved to France with spells at Nantes and Lyon respectively.
Tătărușanu has been a full international for Romania since 2010, earning over 60 caps. He was a member of the squad that participated at the UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

Early career

Born in Bucharest, Tătărușanu began his football career with local Juventus București. He later joined Gloria Bistrița, making his first division debut in a 1–0 away victory over Unirea Urziceni on 23 May 2007.

Steaua București

In May 2008, it was announced that 22-year-old Tătărușanu was transferred to FC Steaua București for a fee of €1.5 million. He spent the following season on loan at Gloria Bistrița, as the Roș-albaștrii already had a first-choice goalkeeper in the person of Róbinson Zapata.
Tătărușanu made his European debut on 16 July 2009, in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League victory against Hungarian side Újpest. On 2 August, he played his first Liga I game for Steaua in a 2–0 win over Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. On 19 August 2010, he helped his team progress further to the Europa League group stage after saving two shots at a penalty shootout against Swiss club Grasshopper.
In June 2011, it was reported that Napoli made a €3 million bid for the transfer of Tătărușanu, but the offer was rejected. During his spell in the capital, he amassed competitive totals of 187 games and won four domestic trophies.

Fiorentina

Tătărușanu refused to renew his contract with Steaua București and left the club on Bosman ruling, subsequently signing a five-year deal with Italian team Fiorentina on 9 June 2014. He made his debut for the Viola on 18 September, in a 3–0 UEFA Europa League group stage victory over French side Guingamp.
He recorded seven appearances in the competition, including a 1–1 round of 32 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. On 6 January 2015, he played his first Serie A match, a 0–1 loss to Parma. Tătărușanu was then chosen in the starting eleven for eight consecutive games, until a 1–1 draw with Torino. He made his last appearance of the 2014–15 season in the final league fixture, a 3–0 win over Chievo.
Following the departure of Neto to Juventus in July 2015, Tătărușanu became the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper for Fiorentina, with his good display earning him the Gazeta Sporturilor's 2015 Romanian Footballer of the Year award.

Nantes

In late July 2017, Tătărușanu was transferred by French club FC Nantes for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut on 12 August in a 0–1 defeat to Marseille, being named man of the match for his performance. On 20 December 2017, he finished second behind Constantin Budescu in the 2017 Romanian Footballer of the Year award.
Tătărușanu amassed 37 appearances in his first campaign with "the Canaries", all in the Ligue 1, and managed to keep twelve clean sheets. In early April 2019, he saved two penalty kicks in successive matches; the first in a 0–3 Coupe de France loss to Paris Saint-Germain, and the second in a 0–1 league loss to Toulouse.

Lyon

On 13 June 2019, Tătărușanu joined Olympique Lyonnais as a free agent. A backup option to regular starter Anthony Lopes, he only recorded his debut on 18 December that year, in a Coupe de la Ligue 4–1 win against Toulouse.

International career

In August 2009, Tătărușanu was selected by manager Răzvan Lucescu in Romania's squad for a match against Hungary. His full international debut came in a 1–1 draw against Italy, on 17 November 2010.He is a bronze medalist Cyprus International Football Tournament 2011
Tătărușanu was picked for the preliminary 28-man UEFA Euro 2016 squad and eventually made it to the final list. He played in all three matches of the eventual group-stage exit, including the opener against hosts France.

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International

Honours

Club

Steaua București