Cătălin Țîră

Romanian footballer
Cătălin Țîră
Personal information
Full name Cătălin Ștefan Țîră
Date of birth (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre Forward
Youth career
2001–2009 Dinamo București
2009–2010 Udinese
2010–2013 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 ADO Den Haag 1 (0)
2014–2015 FC Brașov 19 (2)
2015–2016 Concordia Chiajna 7 (0)
2016 Rapid București 8 (0)
2016 Neftchi Baku 8 (1)
2017 Dunărea Călărași 12 (3)
2017–2018 Juventus București 16 (2)
2018 ACS Șirineasa 5 (4)
2018 Viitorul Constanța 0 (0)
2018 Luceafărul Oradea 10 (1)
2019 Episkopi
2019–2020 Voluntari 25 (5)
2020–2021 Rapid București 9 (0)
2021 Sūduva 6 (0)
2021–2022 Dinamo București 6 (0)
2022 Bisceglie 3 (2)
2022–2023 Dinamo București 20 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Romania U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023

Ștefan Cătălin Țîră (born 18 June 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

His father, Fănel Țîră was also a footballer who spent most of his career at Rapid București.[1][2][3]

Career

Club

On 1 August 2016, Țîră signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.[4]

On 25 October 2016, Țîră was sent-off in Neftchi's 2–0 defeat to Qarabağ,[5] for hitting a pitch invader, and was subsequently banned from training.[6] before having his contract with the club terminated on 30 October 2016.[7]

On 11 August 2019, Țîră made his debut for Voluntari against Liga 1 rivals FCSB and scored after just 36 seconds in a 3–1 win.

In 2021 he became a member of lithuanian Sūduva. In 23 June 2021 he left club.[8] He played six matches in Optibet A lyga and twice in I lyga.

He joined Romanian side Dinamo București in September 2021.[9] He made 6 appearances for the club in Liga 1 during the 2021-2022 season, only one as a starting player. Țîră also played 2 games for Dinamo București in the Romanian Cup, scoring his single official goal for the club in the match lost against FC Argeș in the round of 16 match. He was released by the club in January 2022. He returned to Dinamo în August 2022.

Honours

Rapid București

ACS Șirineasa

References

  1. ^ "O ŢÎRĂ de rivalitate! "Fiule, vreau să fii ca Pancu!"" [A BIT of rivalry! "Son, I want you to be like Pancu!"] (in Romanian). fanatik.ro. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ "VIDEO EXCLUSIV Un nou Țîră în atacul Rapidului: "E o presiune mare pentru mine"" [VIDEO EXCLUSIVE A New Țâră in Rapid's attack: "It's a big pressure for me"] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "VIDEO Tatăl e rapidist, fiul e dinamovist. Cătălin Țîră: "Dinamo e clubul de suflet, sunt pregătit să joc acolo"" [VIDEO The father is a Rapid fan, his son likes Dinamo. Cătălin Ţîră: "Dinamo is the club of my soul, I'm ready to play there"] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Neftçi PFK rumıniyalı hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ^ Настоящий позор: Румынский игрок Нефтчи ударил болельщика, выбежавшего на поле. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Katalin Tira məşqlərdən kənarlaşdırıldı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Neftçi PFK Katalin Tira ilə müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  8. ^ ""Sūduva" atsisveikino su penkiais žaidėjais ir pasipildė puolėju | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  9. ^ Άγιος Βασίλης από την Ρουμανία! Ο Καταλίν Τίρα στην ομάδα μας. episkopifc.gr

External links

  • Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
  • Cătălin Țîră at Soccerway
  • Cătălin Țîră at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)