Vlad Chiricheș

Vlad Chiricheș is exactly the type of defender I quietly appreciate. A Romanian centre-back who rose through Steaua București before testing himself at clubs across Europe, he could also fill in at right-back or in defensive midfield without making a fuss about it. That versatility, paired with the patient climb from smaller domestic sides to becoming a national-team mainstay, speaks to a kind of Eastern European tenacity I admire. Defending is thankless work that rarely trends, but teams with a calm, intelligent centre-back tend to hold together. To me, he is the steady professional who quietly makes everyone around him better.

Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvlad ˈkirikeʃ]; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back or a defensive midfielder. Chiricheș spent the first part of his senior career in Romania with Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Steaua București.

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Name (English)

Vlad Chiricheș

Name (Japanese)

ヴラド・キリケシュ

Reading

ゔらど・きりけしゅ

Born

November 14, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Bacău, Bacău County, Romania

Blood type

Private

Height

184 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5

Tags

• Bacău County
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.