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Contract and salary at Inter
In the 2026/27 season, Cristian Chivu earns an estimated net salary of €3.00M per year (approx. €5.55M gross) at Inter running until 2027.
Career matches managed and points per game
Cristian Chivu has managed 258 official matches as head coach in his career, averaging 1.81 points per game.
Cristian Chivu career and stats
Career
Inter Milan
AFC Ajax
CS Universitatea Craiova
CSM Reșița
Frequently asked questions about Cristian Chivu
Which teams has Cristian Chivu managed in his career?
Cristian Chivu is currently the head coach of Internazionale and has managed 2 teams during his career (Inter, Parma Calcio), totaling 85 official matches in charge.
How tall is Cristian Chivu, what is his preferred foot and shirt number?
Cristian Chivu is 184 cm tall. He plays as a Allenatore.
How old is Cristian Chivu, when was he born and where is he from?
Cristian Chivu is 46 years old (born on October 26, 1980 in Reșița). He represents Romania.
How much does Cristian Chivu earn? Net salary, gross wage and contract expiry
In the 2026/27 season with Internazionale, Cristian Chivu earns an estimated annual net salary of €3 million (€5.6 million gross per year), based on the consensus of 3 specialist sources. His current contract runs until June 30, 2027.
What trophies and honours has Cristian Chivu won in his career?
During his career Cristian Chivu has won: The "Sport Merit" Medal, AFC Ajax–player of the year (2001), AFC Ajax–player of the year (2003).
The story of Cristian Chivu
uˈdʒen ˈkivu]; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan.
A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving to Universitatea Craiova in 1998, leaving Romania to join Dutch club Ajax a season later. His performances as the captain of Ajax inspired an €18 million transfer to Roma in 2003. Chivu won the Coppa Italia in his last of four seasons in Rome before a transfer to Inter Milan, where he spent the rest of his career before retiring in 2014. After recovering from a fractured skull, Chivu wore a distinctive protective headgear from 2010 onwards. His honours at Inter included a treble of the Italian league, domestic cup, and the UEFA Champions League in 2010.
Chivu earned 75 international caps for Romania between 1999 and 2010 and was part of the squads for the UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2008. After retiring, he became a football pundit for Italian television stations Sky Sport and Fox Sports. He was also a technical observer for UEFA.
He started his coaching career at Inter Milan's youth teams before being appointed as manager of Parma in February 2025. In June 2025, he was appointed as the head coach of Inter Milan, where in his debut season he won a domestic double of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
CSM Reșița and Universitatea Craiova
Chivu was born on 26 October 1980 in Reșița, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club CSM Reșița, where he was coached by his father Mircea Chivu. He started playing at senior level by making one league appearance during the 1996–97 Divizia B season, at the end of which CSM earned promotion to the first league. Subsequently, he made his Divizia A debut on 30 August 1997 under coach Ioan Sdrobiș in a 2–0 home win over Universitatea Cluj. When he was 17 years old, his father died on 31 March 1998. Showing remarkable resilience, Chivu returned to the pitch the very next day, scoring from a penalty kick in a 5–1 rout of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.
After receiving offers from Steaua București and Universitatea Craiova in the summer of 1998, Chivu chose the latter club, where he was coached by Ilie Balaci. His impressive performances during this spell earned him a move in 1999 to Dutch club Ajax, which paid Universitatea a $2.2 million transfer fee.
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