Gabriel Tamaș
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Tamaș with Petrolul Ploiești in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Sebastian Tamaș | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Concordia Chiajna (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | ICIM Brașov | ||
| 1999–2000 | FC Brașov | ||
| 2000 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | FC Brașov | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Rapid București | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | → Tractorul Brașov (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Dinamo București | 21 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Galatasaray | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Spartak Moscow | 17 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Celta Vigo (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Auxerre | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2010 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | 45 | (0) |
| 2013 | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Watford | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Steaua București | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Steaua București | 40 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Hapoel Haifa | 56 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Universitatea Cluj | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Voluntari | 51 | (1) |
| 2022 | Petrolul Ploiești | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | Concordia Chiajna | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 502 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Romania U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | Romania U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Romania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2003–2018 | Romania | 67 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Concordia Chiajna (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gabriel Sebastian Tamaș (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈel ˈtamaʃ]; born 9 November 1983) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre-back, currently sporting director of Liga II club Concordia Chiajna.
Tamaș started out as a senior at FC Brașov in the 1998–99 season, and was a journeyman who competed professionally in Turkey, Russia, Spain, France, England, and Israel, apart from his own country. He won seven domestic trophies combined with rival sides Dinamo București and Steaua București in Romania, with which he had multiple spells, and his honours also include the Israel State Cup and the Israeli Super Cup with Hapoel Haifa.
A Romanian international for 15 years, Tamaș totalled 67 caps and three goals for the nation and was selected in the squad for the UEFA Euro 2008.