Gheorghe Tătaru (5 May 1948 – 19 December 2004), also known as Tătaru II, was a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n football striker. He played seven years at Steaua București. He was the younger brother of

Nicolae Tătaru Nicolae Tătaru (16 December 1931 – 1 August 2001), also known as Tătaru I, was a Romanian footballer. He played eleven years for Steaua București, being one of the symbols of the team. He played as a left forward. He was the older brother o ...

, who also played professional football at Steaua București.

Career

Tătaru joined the junior squad of Steaua București in 1959, being promoted to the first team in 1967. He played for Steaua București until 1974. In 1974, he signed for Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, and then he played for FC Târgovişte (1975–1980). In 1980, he decided to retire from football, but one year later was called up by the

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team Autobuzul București. He retired again in 1982, but again received a call, this time from

Unirea Slobozia Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia, (), commonly known as AFC Unirea Slobozia or simply as Unirea Slobozia, is a Romanian football club based in Slobozia, Ialomița County, which competes in the Liga II. The team was founded in 1955 and ...

. He finally called it a day in 1984. In 1970–71 he was top scorer of

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. He won 6 caps for

and scored 1 goal. In 1970, he was part of the national team which played at the 1970 World Cup, being used in all the three games played by

. They were his first ever caps for

Honours

Club

Steaua București *

(1): 1967–68 * Cupa României (3): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 CS Târgoviște *

(1): 1976–77

Individual

(1): 1970–72

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