Cristian Eugen Chivu (Romanian pronunciation: [kristi'an e.u'd??en 'kivu]; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian former footballer.
He usually played as a left back, but he was also used as a central defender.
He began his career at his hometown club FCM Re?i?a before moving to FC Universitatea Craiova in 1998, leaving Romania to join Dutch club Ajax a season later.
His performances as captain at Ajax inspired an €18 million transfer to Roma in 2003.
Chivu won the Coppa Italia in his last of four seasons at Roma before a transfer to Internazionale, where he would spend the rest of his career before retiring in 2014.
His honours at Inter included a treble of the Italian league, domestic cup, and the UEFA Champions League in 2010.
Chivu earned his first of 75 international caps between 1999 and 2010, and was part of Romania's squads for UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2008.
After retiring, he became a football pundit for Italian television stations Sky Sport and now Fox Sports.