Vasile Chitaru

Vasile Chitaru (5 January 1959 – 5 December 2003) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career Chitaru, nicknamed "Zira", was born on 5 January 1959 in Bacău, Romania. In 1976, Chitaru went to play for Dinamo București, where he won the league title in his only season spent at the club, coach Ion Nunweiller using him in seven matches. With Dinamo, he also played his only game in a European competition, a 0–0 draw against AC Milan in the first round of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. Afterwards, he returned to play for SC Bacău for a few years.

Death Throughout his life, Chitaru struggled with alcoholism, committing suicide in December 2003 by jumping from his apartment balcony which was on the fourth floor.

Honours SC Bacău Divizia B: 1974–75 Dinamo București Divizia A: 1976–77