Tiberiu Ionuț Căpușă (born 6 April 1998) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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International career

He made his debut for

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on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against England. He substituted

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in the 66th minute and conceded a penalty kick a minute later by fouling

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in the penalty area. England converted the penalty and won 1–0.

Personal life

Tiberiu Căpușă is the son of Giani Capușă former player FC Bacău, Politehnica Iași,

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and

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Viitorul Constanța *

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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* * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Bacău Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers FC Viitorul Constanța players FC Universitatea Cluj players AFC Chindia Târgoviște players FC UTA Arad players Liga I players Liga II players {{Romania-footy-defender-stub