Andrei Cristea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bacău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | → FC Politehnica Iași (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Dinamo București | 48 | (22) |
| 2009 | → FC Politehnica Iași (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo București | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Brașov | 29 | (8) |
| 2014 | Gabala | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Salernitana | 9 | (3) |
| 2015 | Martina Franca | 16 | (3) |
| 2016– | Politehnica Iași | 38 | (15) |
| 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 and correct as of 2 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2013 |
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Andrei Cristea (born 15 May 1984 in Bacău) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga I club Politehnica Iași. He is a forward who is known for his pace and represented the Romania national team from 2003 to 2010.
Cristea started football in his home town and made his debut in the Divizia A in 2001, for local club FCM Bacău.
His 2004 transfer to Steaua Bucureşti cost the team over one million dollars. However, Cristea did not manage to earn a first-team place there, despite scoring the two goals that eliminated Valencia CF in the UEFA Cup 2004–05 season. His fall from grace lead to him being transfer-listed in the summer of 2006.
While FC Sochaux had taken up an initial interest in the Romanian youngster, he was finally transferred by Politehnica Timişoara, in a swap which saw Gigel Coman moving to Steaua Bucureşti. After failing to impress at Politehnica Timişoara, he was loaned at Poli 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 with CFR Cluj (1–0) and his former team, Steaua Bucureşti (2–1).
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