He played eleven years for Steaua București, being one of the symbols of the team.

He was the older brother of Gheorghe Tătaru who also played professional football at Steaua București.

[4] His debut for the national team came on 9 May 1954, when Romania won the match against East Germany, played at Berlin in front of 90,000 people.

At Steaua, he played 210 matches and scored 75 goals.

He is tenth in the Top Ten list of Steaua's goalscorers.