Iulian Chiriță (born 2 February 1967) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgoviște, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1985 | CSȘ Târgoviște | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | CS Târgoviște | ||
| 1988–1990 | Flacăra Moreni | 48 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | FC Brașov | 44 | (4) |
| 1992–1996 | Rapid București | 132 | (40) |
| 1996 | FC Brașov | 6 | (1) |
| 1997 | Dinamo București | 23 | (6) |
| 1998 | Argeș Pitești | 9 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Chindia Târgoviște | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 272 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Cimentul Fieni | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIulian Chiriță was born on 2 February 1967 in Târgoviște, Romania, starting to play youth level football at CSȘ Târgoviște.[1] He started to play senior level football in 1985 at CS Târgoviște in Divizia B.[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut on 18 March 1988 under coach Ion Nunweiller in a 2–0 away loss against Universitatea Craiova, also during his period spent at the club he made his debut in European competitions, playing in both legs of the 4–1 loss on aggregate against Porto in the 1989–90 UEFA Cup.[1][3][4] He went to play for one year and a half at FC Brașov, afterwards going to play for Rapid București where he had his most successful period of his career, playing 132 Divizia A matches in which he scored 40 goals, being for a while the team's captain, scoring a goal in the 1995 Cupa României Final which was lost in front of Petrolul Ploiești and appeared in 12 games in which he scored 3 goals in the UEFA Cup.[1][2][5][6] After his spell with Rapid ended, Chiriță returned for a short while at FC Brașov, afterwards going at Dinamo București and Argeș Pitești, ending his career at in the 1998–99 Divizia B season at Chindia Târgoviște.[1][2] Iulian Chiriță has a total of 262 Divizia A matches in which he scored 57 goals and 15 games with 3 goals scored in the UEFA Cup.[1][2] After he ended his playing career, Chiriță worked for a short while as a manager at Cimentul Fieni, deciding afterwards that it was not a job he liked.[2]
International career
editIulian Chiriță played three friendly matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 20 April 1994 under coach Anghel Iordănescu in a 3–0 victory against Bolivia.[7][8] His following two games were a 2–0 victory against Nigeria and a 0–0 against Slovenia.[7] Chiriță was also part of Romania's squad at the 1994 World Cup where the team reached the quarter-finals, however he did not play in any games from the campaign.[2][5][9]
International stats
edit| Romania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Conviction
editIulian Chiriță in the 1990s was in the entourage of Romanian thugs Fane Spoitoru and Gigi Boeru who after he scored a hat-trick for Rapid against Steaua București in a 4–1 victory from the 1994–95 Cupa României bought him a Dacia car as a gift.[2] While he was living in Barcelona, Spain where he owned a restaurant in Castelldefels, Chiriță was sent to jail in October 2015, receiving a sentence of two years and nine months for being part of a credit card theft mafia network.[2][5][10][11][12] After executing one year and nine months, he was released from jail, claiming he was wrongfully convicted.[2][5][10][11][12]
Honours
editRapid București
- Cupa României runner-up: 1994–95[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Iulian Chiriță at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Poveștile lui Iulian Chiriță, fost fotbalist de Mondiale: "Am stat cu cei mai mari interlopi. Zici că eram prinț și cerșetor" + pentru ce a făcut închisoare și ce cadou a primit de la Fane Spoitoru" [The stories of Iulian Chiriță, former World Cup footballer: "I stayed with the biggest thugs. You could say I was a prince and a beggar" + why he went to prison and what gift he received from Fane Spoitoru] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Universitatea Craiova vs Flacara Moreni Liga1 1987–1988". Labtof. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Iulian Chiriță. Europa League 1989/1990". WorldFootball. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Fostul căpitan al Rapidului, Iulian Chiriță, stă cu ochii și pe Liga 1: "Gigi a mai învățat fotbal, d-asta a devenit mai obraznic cu antrenorii"" [The former captain of Rapid, Iulian Chiriță, also has his eyes on Liga 1: "Gigi also learned football, that's why he became more cheeky with the coaches"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1994–1995". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Iulian Chiriță profile". European Football. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Romania 3-0 Bolivia". European Football. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ 1994 FIFA World Cup: Romania Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Iulian Chiriță, povești TERIFIANTE din închisoarea din Spania: "Și-au bătut joc de mine. M-au ținut în pârnaie ca pe un câine!"" [Iulian Chiriță, TERRIFIC stories from prison in Spain: "They made fun of me. They kept me in a cage like a dog!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Coleg cu Hagi la Mondialul din 94, doi ani de coșmar în închisoare: "Eram în duș, am auzit un urlet. M-am uitat în stânga, era o baltă de sânge. Am fugit dezbrăcat"" [Colleague with Hagi at the 1994 World Cup, two years of nightmare in prison: "I was in the shower, I heard a scream. I looked to my left, there was a pool of blood. I ran naked"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Top 5 fotbaliști români arestați în străinătate" [Top 5 Romanian footballers arrested abroad] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
External links
edit- Iulian Chiriță at WorldFootball.net
- Iulian Chiriță at National-Football-Teams.com