Cristian Lucian Munteanu

Cristian Lucian Munteanu (born 17 October 1980) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a central defender for Flacăra Horezu.[1]

Cristian Munteanu
Personal information
Full name Cristian Lucian Munteanu
Date of birth (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980
Place of birth Arad, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Flacăra Horezu
Number 28
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)
2016–2017 Râmnicu Vâlcea 13 (0)
2017 Metalul Reșița 12 (0)
2017 Olimpia Satu Mare 16 (2)
2018 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 14 (2)
2018– Flacăra Horezu 45 (5)
Teams managed
2019– Flacăra Horezu (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2018

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 1 July 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
  1. Doi jucători din Liga 2, primele noutăţi ale singurei echipe din Vâlcea prezentă la nivel naţional. Matache devine antrenor secund după plecarea lui Verdeş. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Ismét összeáll az MFC Sopron". prosport.ro (in Hungarian). 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. "Cristi Munteanu, primul transfer al verii pentru CSMS Iaşi". prosport.ro (in Romanian). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. "Cristian Munteanu a semnat cu CSMS Iasi". Romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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