Andrei Cristea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Cristea | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bacău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Bacău | 35 | (7) |
| 2004–2006 | Steaua București | 52 | (10) |
| 2006–2008 | Politehnica Timișoara | 35 | (6) |
| 2008 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Dinamo București | 48 | (22) |
| 2009 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo București | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Brașov | 29 | (8) |
| 2014 | Gabala | 12 | (2) |
| 2015 | Salernitana | 10 | (3) |
| 2015 | Martina Franca | 16 | (3) |
| 2016– | Politehnica Iași | 96 | (32) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2006 | Romania U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Romania | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Andrei Cristea (born 15 May 1984) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Politehnica Iași as a forward.[1] He is known for his pace and his range of passing, and represented the Romania national team from 2003 to 2010.[2]
Club career
Cristea started football in his home town and made his debut in the Divizia A in 2001, for local club FCM Bacău.[3]
In the summer of 2004, Cristea transferred to Steaua Bucureşti for a fee of $1 million.[4] However, he did not manage to earn a first-team place there, despite scoring two goals that eliminated Valencia CF in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup season. He was put on the transfer list in the summer of 2006.[5]
Cristea moved to fellow Liga I club Politehnica Timişoara, in a swap which saw Gigel Coman move to Steaua Bucureşti. After failing to impress at Politehnica Timişoara, he was loaned to Politehnica Iaşi for the second part of the 2007–08 season, where he had a great part in saving the team from relegation, with man of the match performances against CFR Cluj and his former team, Steaua Bucureşti.[6]
Dinamo București
On 9 May 2008, Cristea signed a five-year contract with Dinamo, just six days before turning 24. He called the transfer "a birthday present" and joined Dinamo after the summer holiday. He started scoring for the red and white team in the friendly games they played in pre-season. Cristea played only the first half on the season for Dinamo, netting two goals in eight matches and entering Dinamo's history by scoring the goal that brought the 1.000th victory of the team in all-time domestic championship, against Farul Constanta.[7]
Cristea again went on loan to Politehnica Iași, in the winter transfer window, where he was very well received and scored seven times in 15 games, goals which proved crucial in helping the team continue in the first division. Upon his return, he became a very important player, scoring goals that brought significant victories in Liga I and Europa League. He was the top scorer of the Romanian league in the 2009–10 season with 16 goals.
Karlsruhe
On 16 January 2011, Karlsruhe signed Cristea in the attempt of avoiding the relegation.[8][9] On 13 February, Cristea scored two goals against the leader of Second Bundesliga, Hertha BSC. These were his first goals on this new club.[10] On 27 February, he scored the last goal of the game in the 1–4 loss against FC Ingolstadt 04, after coming from bench.[10] On 11 March, Cristea scored the first goal of the match in Karlsruhe-Duisburg, 3–1 final score.[10] On 15 May, in the last round of the Second Bundesliga, the Romanian striker saved his club from relegation, scoring a brace in the 3–2 win against Union Berlin.[10] The next season Karlsruhe were relegated after a play-off and Cristea became a free agent.
Initially, Cristea wanted to stay in Germany, where he had offers from Ingolstadt and Energie Cottbus,[11] but Dinamo approached him and he accepted to return to Bucharest where he had the chance to again work under Dario Bonetti.[12] On 22 June 2014, Cristea signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.[13] In December of the same year Cristea had his contract with Gabala terminated.[14] Following his release he signed with Lega Pro side U.S. Salernitana 1919 until the end of the season.[15]
Politehnica Iași
In February 2016, after his experiences in the lower leagues of Italy, Cristea returned to Romania to join Liga I club Politehnica Iași. He subsequently signed a one and a half year contract with his former team.[16] Cristea scored 7 goals in 17 games in the second half of the 2015–16 Liga I and helped Politehnica Iași qualify for the 2016–17 Europa League qualifying phase for the first time in their history.[17] He then opened the scoring in a 2-2 draw against Hajduk Split in their first European game.[18]
International career
Cristea played ten times for the Romanian national team from 2003 to 2010.[2]
Career statistics
As of 5 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FCM Bacău | 2001–02 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | Liga I | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | Liga I | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| Steaua București | 2004–05 | Liga I | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 9 |
| 2005–06 | Liga I | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Total | 52 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 74 | 12 | ||
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2006–07 | Liga I | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| 2007–08 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 41 | 8 | |||
| Politehnica Iași (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga I | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | Liga I | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 8 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2008–09 | Liga I | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 29 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 20 | |
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | |
| Total | 48 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 67 | 31 | ||
| Karlsruher SC | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 6 | |
| Dinamo București | 2012–13 | Liga I | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Brașov | 2013–14 | Liga I | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 8 | |
| Gabala | 2014–15 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Salernitana | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| Martina Franca | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| Politehnica Iași | 2015–16 | Liga I | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 7 | |
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 34 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 96 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 38 | ||
| Career total | 397 | 114 | 23 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 456 | 131 | ||
International
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 December 2012[19]
Honours
Club
- Steaua Bucureşti
- Dinamo Bucureşti
- Salernitana
Individual
References
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea a semnat cu CSMS Iaşi pentru un an şi jumătate" (in Romanian). ProSport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Andrei Cristea: "Nu mă autopropun pentru Euro, nu pun presiune inutilă"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Dorința lui Stoican a fost îndeplinită" [Stoican's wish gets fulfilled] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea, despre performanţa Iaşiului" [Andrei Cristea about Iasi's performance] (in Romanian). ProSport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea şi-a prelungit contractul cu CSM Poli Iaşi până în 2019" (in Romanian). ProSport. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea: "Am ales să vin la Iaşi cu sufletul"" (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "Dinamo, victoria numarul 1000" [Dinamo, victory number 1000] (in Romanian). Pro X. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "Cristea verstärkt den KSC" [Cristea strengthens KSC] (in German). DFL. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ↑ "Cristea, Andrei" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Andrei Cristea". soccerway.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ Barbu, Radu (8 June 2012). "Andrei Cristea vrea sa ramana in Germania". ofsaid.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ Apostol, Eduard (10 June 2012). "Primul transfer important la Dinamo » Cristea, pînă în 2015". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ ""Qəbələ"də iki yeni futbolçu" (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Габала отказалась от 3 протеже Мунтяну" (in Russian). 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea è un giocatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Salernitana. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea a semnat cu CSMS Iași!" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "CSMS Iași, ultima echipă care merge în Europa League" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea, în culmea dezamăgirii după ce CSMS Iaşi a fost egalată în ultimele secunde" (in Romanian). ProSport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Andrei Cristea". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links
- Andrei Cristea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Andrei Cristea – UEFA competition record
- Andrei Cristea at Soccerway