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Gabriel Sebastian Tamaș (; born 9 November 1983) is a Romanian professional
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who plays as a
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for
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club
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. Tamaș started out as a senior at FC Brașov in the 1998–99 season, and is a
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who has since represented eighteen other teams throughout his career. In addition to his native country, he has played in Turkey, Russia, Spain, France, England and Israel, respectively. Tamaș won seven domestic trophies combined with
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sides
Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
and
FCSB Fotbal Club FCSB (), commonly known as FCSB, is a Romanian professional Association football, football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the top flight of the Romanian football league system, Romanian league system, t ...
in Romania, with which he had multiple spells, and his honours also include the
Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
and the
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with
Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...
. A
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for 15 years, Tamaș totalled 67
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and three goals for the nation and was chosen in the squad for the
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.


Club career


Early career

Tamaș began his senior career in the second league with hometown clubs FC Brașov and
Tractorul Brașov Tractorul Brașov was a football team from Brașov, Brașov County, Romania. History Tractorul Brașov was founded in 1927 under the name of IAR Brașov (Industria Aeronautică Română Brașov) (English: Romanian Aeronautic Industry Brașov). Th ...
. He transferred to
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team
Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
in the summer of 2002, spending a
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in the
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before earning a move abroad to Turkish side
Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
.


Spartak Moscow, Auxerre and various loans

Tamaș moved to
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club
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in January 2004, but after playing 15 matches he returned to Dinamo București in the summer on a one-and-a-half-year loan. Tamaș again moved out on loan to Spanish team
Celta Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...
for the 2006–07 season. At the start of the following campaign, Tamaș signed for
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in the
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. After his first year in France, he again returned to Dinamo București on a
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-long loan. His deal was extended for another year and was also elected
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by his teammates. His third stint at Dinamo was interrupted prematurely in December 2009, and he signed on loan for
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...
on 1 January 2010. Tamaș made his debut on 8 January, in a 1–3
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loss to
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
. He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw at
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, on 27 March.


England and FCSB

On 19 May 2010, Tamaș signed a three-year contract with the option of another year for West Bromwich Albion. On 11 September 2011, he elbowed James Vaughan in the face inside his own penalty area in a match against
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
; the referee gave no penalty, but Tamaș was handed a three-match ban for violent conduct. He terminated his contract with WBA by mutual consent in September 2013. The following month, he only spent a week at
CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...
after being dismissed because of an incident in a bar. On 17 January 2014, Tamaș continued in England by signing for
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
. Upon the expiry of his contract, he moved to
Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
on a one-year agreement effective from 1 July 2014. After nursing a cruciate knee ligament injury for several months, he left Watford in January 2015. On 15 January 2015, Tamaș signed a two-year contract with
FC Steaua București FC Steaua București was a Romanian professional football club of which two current entities are claiming the records. The original ''FC Steaua București'' team was part of the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club and belonged to the Ministry ...
—the cross-town rival of his former club Dinamo—but only made ten league appearances in the remainder of the campaign before leaving. On 26 August 2015, Tamaș returned to the Football League Championship with
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
on a one-year contract with the option of a further year. During the first half of the season, Tamaș only appeared for the development squad and wasn't involved in the first-team trainings starting from November, resulting in his frustration and claiming he wanted to leave the Welsh capital. He eventually made his debut in a 0–1
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loss to
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on 10 January. On 1 February 2016, Cardiff City announced that his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Tamaș then returned to Steaua București on the condition that he would address his alcohol issues and attend
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on Sundays.


Late career

Between 2017 and 2019, Tamaș featured for
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team
Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...
, where he aided to two domestic honours. During the latter year, he returned to Romania with
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
, and has also had spells with
Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...
,
Voluntari Voluntari () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located at a distance of 1 km from the northern border of Bucharest (on the DN2 road towards Urziceni) and is thus frequently viewed as a suburb of Bucharest. The population ...
, Petrolul Ploiești and
Concordia Chiajna Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II. Founded in 1957, the team's best period was between 2011 and 2019, when ...
.


International career

Tamaș was handed his
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debut by
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on 12 February 2003, coming on as a substitute for
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in the 90+1st minute of a 2–1 friendly defeat of
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. After appearing in five games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, manager
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chose him as a starter in all ten matches of the successful UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, where Romania finished first in its group. He scored two goals, one in a 2–1 away victory against
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and one in a 6–1 home victory over
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. On 25 March 2008, Tamaș was decorated by Romanian president
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for his performances in the Euro 2008 qualifiers; he received Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" – ("The Sportive Merit" Medal) class III. He featured in all three matches at the
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, as his nation left the competition in the
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after two draws with
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and
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and a loss to the
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. Tamaș played four games at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, and scored his last goal for the national team in a 3–2 friendly loss to
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in
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, on 29 May 2010. In the following years, he amassed eight
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at the
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, four at the
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and two at the Euro 2016 qualifiers. His last two appearances were in 2018, being called up by his former teammate Cosmin Contra for the inaugural season of the Nations League. Tamaș played in a 2–1 away victory over
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and in a goalless draw with
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, receiving a
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in the 44th minute of the latter game.


Controversies

Tamaș is known for his controversial lifestyle outside the football pitch, his numerous nights of drinking out and provoking fights or material damages often making the headlines of Romanian
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. In October 2003, Tamaș was involved in a fight in a nightclub in his native
Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
, with the man he fought needing hospitalisation and a surgery to the face. In November 2004, he devastated a
Poiana Brașov Poiana Brașov (, german: Schulerau; hu, Brassópojána) is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from to and the slope’s length was increased from to . Most slopes n ...
restaurant together with a group of friends after they were denied entrance. In November 2005, after playing for Dinamo București in a 1–1 draw with
Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania: * the River Jiu ( + ) ** Jiul de Vest ** Jiul de Est * A village in Țuglui Țuglui is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroad ...
, Tamaș went to party in a nightclub in Brașov and caused a scandal, nearly starting a fight. On 14 February 2009, Tamaș was expelled to the reserves of Dinamo București after drinking alcohol and causing a scandal in the team's training camp in Turkey. In July 2010, he got intoxicated and started a fight with the waiters at his brother's wedding. In December that year, he phisically abused his then-girlfriend in a nightclub in
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
after accusing her of infidelity. In June 2011, he overslept and missed the flight for the national team's tournament in South America after partying until dawn in a nightclub in Poiana Brașov. On 11 August that year, Tamaș and his teammate
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were excluded from the Romania squad after they were caught drinking in a bar the previous night, while the national team was preparing for a friendly match against
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. Their suspension was lifted after three games. In May 2013, after partying in a Bucharest nightclub, Tamaș tried to enter a block of flats for shelter. The cleaning lady denied him access, so he broke in the door, went up to the first floor and fell asleep on the stairway. He was taken to the police station, where he caused a scandal by yelling at and insulting the officers. He received an eight-month suspended sentence for his acts. In October 2013, Tamaș was drinking in a bar in Bucharest with his national team colleague
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, and later that night they started fighting each other. One week later, he signed a one-year contract with CFR Cluj, but the club dismissed him shortly after he and his teammate
Florin Costea Florin Constantin Costea (born 16 May 1985 in Drăgășani) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Viitorul Dăești. Club career Universitatea Craiova Costea started in the Romanian Liga II for the local team R ...
caused an incident in a local pub. On the night of the 2014 New Year's Eve, Tamaș got into a fight in the lobby of a restaurant in Brașov. While he was at FCSB, in February 2015 he got into a fight with teammate Alexandru Bourceanu and his brother at Bourceanu's 12-years wedding celebration party. His first spell at FCSB ended when he was dismissed after missing a training session following a night out; manager
Mirel Rădoi Mirel Matei Rădoi (born 22 March 1981) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai. A defensive midfielder or a centre-back, Rădoi began his playing career at Extens ...
stated that Tamaș lied to him by claiming that his phone alarm did not ring. On 23 March 2019, during his time in Israel, Tamaș was arrested by the police after driving his car at 205 km/h, having a 0.66 mg of alcohol per liter of exhaled air. He spent a week in jail, after which he stayed in house arrest for a month and was sentenced to two months of community service. In October 2022, whilst drinking along with several Petrolul Ploiești teammates at a restaurant, Tamaș called their manager
Nicolae Constantin Nicolae "Nae" Constantin (born 9 December 1973) is a Romanian football manager and former player. Mainly deployed as a centre-back, he spent most of his playing career at Petrolul Ploiești, Astra Ploiești, Rapid București and FC Brașov, a ...
on his phone and criticised his tactics. He also cursed chairman
Costel Lazăr Costel Lazăr (born 19 June 1962) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. After ending his playing career, he worked as a sports director at Astra Giurgiu and Petrolul Ploiești, also coaching the latter for a few Divizia A ...
, sporting director Claudiu Tudor and the fans of Petrolul, and Constantin sent the recording to the leaders of supporter groups. The recording found its way into the media and Tamaș left the club the following days.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamaș goal''.


Honours

Dinamo București *
Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...
: 2002–03, 2004–05 *
Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994, ...
:
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Spartak Moscow *
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runner-up:
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FCSB *
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: 2014–15 *Cupa României: 2014–15 *Supercupa României runner-up:
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*
Cupa Ligii The Cupa Ligii ( en, League Cup) was Romania's secondary club football tournament. Like the Cupa României, it was played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. History It is unclear when the competition was first created, as there are no ...
: 2014–15, 2015–16 Hapoel Haifa *
Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
: 2017–18 *
Israeli Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champio ...
:
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Voluntari *Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22 Individual *Romanian Defender of the Year: 2016


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