Cristian Tănase (; born 18 February 1987) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder.
Tănase spent most of his career in Romania with Argeș Pitești and Steaua București, winning seven domestic trophies with the latter, and also had several stints at clubs in China and Turkey.
Internationally, Tănase totalled 41 caps for the Romania national team between 2008 and 2015.
Club career
Argeș Pitești Tănase began his career as a junior at LPS Pitești, and in the summer of 2003 was promoted to the first team of Argeș Pitești, which competed in the Divizia A, the top flight of the Romanian league system. He appeared sparingly during his first years with the seniorsTanase nu s-a impus la Arges in primii ani and was subsequently loaned to Dacia Mioveni for the first half of the 2005–06 campaign.
Tănase totalled five games for Mioveni and upon his return to Argeș became an important player, amassing over 100 games before his departure.Tanase a jucat mai mult de 100 de meciuri pentru Arges
Steaua București On 6 August 2009, Tănase signed a five-year contract with Steaua București for an undisclosed fee, reported by media to be €1.8 million for half of his economic rights.Cristian Tanase a semnat cu Steaua . Steauafc.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.Steaua şi-a luat Briliant, pe Cristi Tănase!. GazetaSporturilor.ro. Retrieved on 7 August 2009.
On 13 December 2009, he scored his first goal for Steaua, a 72nd-minute winner in a 3–2 defeat of Internațional Curtea de Argeș.Steaua-Curtea de Argeş 3–2 . Steauafc.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011. In the 2010–11 season, Tănase scored three goals—two in the UEFA Europa League and one from a volley against Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
In the following season, he netted the goal against CSKA Sofia that qualified his team for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage. Tănase further contributed with two goals against Maccabi Haifa in that stage of the tournament.
During the 2014–15 campaign, his last at Steaua, Tănase was named team captain.
Late career In the summer of 2015, after six years in Bucharest, Tănase joined Tianjin TEDA in China on a two-year contract for a transfer fee of £700,000. The next year, he moved to Turkish team Sivasspor by signing a two-year deal.
After half a season at Sivasspor, Tănase left for another Turkish club, agreeing to a two-year contract with Kardemir Karabükspor. In January 2018, he returned to FCSB, for a six-month spell with the Roș-albaștrii.
On 20 July 2018, it was announced that Tănase signed a two-year contract with Eskişehirspor.
International career
Tănase made his debut for the Romania national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Georgia, on 19 November 2008.Freundschaft 2008 .:. November – Rumänien vs Georgien. Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 23 September 2011. On 1 April 2009, he scored his first goal in a 1–2 loss to Austria in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.Tanase deschide scorul cu Austria . Strainatate.org. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
On 27 January 2012, Tănase scored a double in a 4–0 exhibition thrashing of Turkmenistan.Tanase dubla cu TurkmenistanTanase la 4 goluri
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArgeș Pitești2003–04Divizia A10–––102004–052000––202005–0616100––1612006–07Liga I25010––2602007–08Liga II29410––3042008–09Liga I32200––322Total10572000001077Dacia Mioveni (loan)2005–06Divizia B50–––50Steaua București2009–10Liga I2111040–2612010–112714072–3832011–123041093104172012–132971090–3972013–1424242101103952014–152352110031387Total154201334965122130Tianjin TEDA2015Chinese Super League10200––102Sivasspor2015–16Süper Lig140–––140Karabükspor2016–17Süper Lig29300––2932017–1814011––151Total433110000444FCSB2017–18Liga I800010–90Eskişehirspor2018–19TFF 1. Lig0000––00Giresunspor2018–19TFF 1. Lig120–––1202019–2019110––201Total311100000321Academica Clinceni2020–21Liga I26110––271Argeș Pitești2021–2223320––253Career total419372045065149448
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania200810200941201040201181201282201392201460201510Total416
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tănase goal.Cristian Tănase . Romanian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2011. + List of international goals scored by Cristian Tănase Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 1 April 2009 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria 1–0 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 15 November 2011 Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria 2–1 3–1 Friendly3 27 January 2012 Belek Stadium, Belek, Turkey 2–0 4–0 Friendly4 3–0 5 6 February 2013 Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain 1–0 3–2 Friendly6 6 September 2013 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Argeș Pitești Liga II: 2007–08
Steaua București Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Cupa României: 2010–11, 2014–15 Supercupa României: 2013 Cupa Ligii: 2014–15
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