Cristian Tanase is a former footballer and 41-time international representative of Romania, who spent the lion's share of his career in Turkey. The player represented clubs such as Steaua Bucharest, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, SivassporKarabukspor, Eskisehirspor, Giresunspor, and Academia Clinceni. He ended his career in 2022 at FC Arges, where he started his adventure with adult football football in 2003. The winger played a total of 459 games matchesin which he scored 44 goals and added 62 assists. At one point, Transfermarkt valued him at EUR 3.6 million.
The former national team player lost everything
Football players do not earn little, so a player with such a rich career should be secured for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, the story of this 37-year-old shows that this is not always the case. The nova.rs website revealed what happened to Cristana Tanase after his football adventure ended. “He was the idol of the nation and earned millions: today his mother supports him, and he was left without teeth, a wife and a daughter” – this is the title of an article on the history of Romanian football player.
Journalists revealed that Cristian Tanase, at the age of 37, was left with nothing. “During a successful career, he earned millions, and then everything collapsed. Almost overnight, he lost his wife, friends and money,” we read. The Romanian was married to Adina Maria, but the couple separated when their daughter was born and they do not maintain contact.
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Media: The former footballer lives on his mother's salary
All because the former footballer had an addiction to alcohol and drugs. Currently, the 37-year-old lives with his mother and lives on her salary. The former Romanian representative lost everything, even contact with his daughter. Tanase is not the same person she once was. Nova.rs reports that he was recently photographed without a front tooth.
Let's hope that Cristian Tanase will recover and win the fight against addiction. His story may be a warning to others.