Cristian Lucian Munteanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Lucian Munteanu | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | West Petrom Arad | – | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Bihor Oradea | 103 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Sopron | 35 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Politehnica Iași | 84 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Târgu Mureș | 19 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Brașov | 59 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Săgeata Năvodari | 31 | (4) |
| 2014 | CSMS Iași | 17 | (1) |
| 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2016. | |||
Cristian Lucian Munteanu (born 17 October 1980 in Arad) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Râmnicu Vâlcea as a central defender.[1]
Club career
Early career
Munteanu started his professional career at the age of twenty with the local club West Petrom Arad, in the Romanian Liga III. He spent a year playing for his home side.
FC Bihor
He was soon noticed by Liga II club FC Bihor Oradea who bought him from Petrom Arad. Here, Munteanu quickly established himself in the starting eleven and he spent four and a half years with the team, also playing in the 2003–04 Liga I.
MFC Sopron
In the summer of 2005 Munteanu moved to MFC Sopron in the first division of Hungary. Due to financial problems, he left after two season and 35 matches.[2]
Politehnica Iaşi
On July 1, 2007, he was bought by Politehnica Iaşi for a fee of €50,000. Here he rejoined his former coach at FC Bihor, Ionuţ Popa. Munteanu immediately imposed himself in the starting lineup, and he stayed there until the end of the 2009–10 Liga I season when Poli were relegated to the Liga II.[3]
CSMS Iași
In the summer of 2014, he returned to Iași, signing a contract with CSMS.[4]
References
- ↑ http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-2/bursa-transferurilor/invazie-de-juniori-talentati-in-zavoi-valcea-a-ajuns-la-opt-jucatori-noi-adusi-in-aceasta-vara-15541241
- ↑ "Ismét összeáll az MFC Sopron". prosport.ro (in Hungarian). 28 May 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cristi Munteanu, primul transfer al verii pentru CSMS Iaşi". prosport.ro (in Romanian). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cristian Munteanu a semnat cu CSMS Iasi". Romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.