Cristian Dănălache

Cristian Costin Dănălache (born 15 July 1982) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga IV side CSA Steaua București.

Cristian Dănălache
Personal information
Full name Cristian Costin Dănălache
Date of birth (1982-07-15) 15 July 1982[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Otopeni 31 (10)
2006–2007 UTA Arad 26 (2)
2007–2008 → Unirea Urziceni (loan) 27 (9)
2008–2010 Unirea Urziceni 29 (4)
2010 Al-Ettifaq 8 (4)
2010–2011 Bnei Sakhnin 10 (2)
2011–2013 Jiangsu Sainty 73 (37)
2014 Qingdao Jonoon 27 (10)
2015 Xinjiang Tianshan 27 (24)
2016 Gyeongnam 38 (19)
2017 Daejeon Citizen 25 (9)
2018–2019 Sportul Snagov 21 (5)
2019– Steaua București 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2019

Club career

Dănălache began his career with Liga III club CS Otopeni in the 2003–04 season. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division at the end of the season. In 2006, he transferred to UTA Arad, where he got his first taste of Liga I football, before signing for Unirea Urziceni. After two and a half years with the club, Dănălache won the 2008–09 Liga I championship.[2]

In 2010, he agreed to short-term deals in Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Jiangsu Sainty

Before the 2011 season, the scouters of Jiangsu Sainty observed Dănălache a couple of times at the Turkish training camp. On 21 March 2011 Jiangsu Sainty formally announced the signing of the Romanian striker.[3]

During his first months at Jiangsu Sainty, Dănălache didn't adapt well to life in his new surroundings. His game form finally began to rise under manager Dragan Okuka, who signed with Jiangsu in May. Dănălache got his first goal for the club on 29 May 2011, against Guizhou Renhe when he scored the winning goal to take a 1–0 victory.[4]

League One

On 28 February 2014, Dănălache transferred to China League One side Qingdao Jonoon .[5] In February 2015, Dănălache transferred to fellow China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[6]

On 20 January 2016, Dănălache joined K League 2 side Gyeongnam FC.

Career statistics
As of 18 October 2019[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Romania League Cupa României Europe Total
2003–04CS OtopeniLiga III21--21
2004–05Liga II9100--91
2005–0622911--2310
2006–07UTA AradLiga I26222--284
2007–08Unirea Urziceni27942--3111
2008–092033120254
2009–10912300114
2018–19Sportul SnagovLiga II21510--225
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup Asia Total
2009–10Al-EttifaqSaudi Professional League8400--84
Israel League Israel State Cup Europe Total
2010–11Bnei SakhninIsraeli Premier League10200--102
China PR League FA Cup Asia Total
2011Jiangsu SaintyChinese Super League301310--3113
2012282310--2923
20131512000171
2014Qingdao JonoonChina League One271031--3011
2015Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard272432--3026
South Korea League FA Cup Asia Total
2016GyeongnamK League 2381900--3819
2017Daejeon Citizen25910--269
League Cup Continental Total
Total Romania 1343015102015140
Saudi Arabia 84000084
Israel 1020000102
China PR 127711030013774
South Korea 632810006428
Career total 342135261320370148

Honours

Club
Unirea Urziceni
Jiangsu Sainty

Individual

References
  1. "Cristian Danalache". ESPN. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. "Presa spaniolă despre Unirea Urziceni" [Spanish press on Unirea Urziceni] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. 舜天正式与4名新外援签约 威尔金森携秘鲁国脚加盟. sports.xinmin.cn (in Chinese). 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. 争议外援达纳拉赫终破8轮球荒 江苏1–0爆冷胜陕西. sportscn.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. 中能官方宣布达纳拉赫加盟 at sports.sina.com 2014-02-28 Retrieved 2014-02-28(in Chinese)
  6. “达10”来了，雪豹新赛季有“新面孔” Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine at news.ts.cn 2015-02-10 Retrieved 2015-02-10(in Chinese)
  7. Cristian Dănălache at Soccerway
  8. Cristian Dănălache at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  9. "Cristian Dănălache's 2003–04 Romanian Cup appearance 1". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. "Cristian Dănălache's 2003–04 Romanian Cup appearance 2". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  11. "Cristian Dănălache's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  12. "Cristian Dănălache's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance 1". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  13. "Cristian Dănălache's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance 2". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  14. "Cristian Dănălache's 2007–08 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  15. "Cristian Dănălache's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  16. "Cristian Dănălache's 2009–10 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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