Cristian Pulhac
Cristian Robert Pulhac (born 17 August 1984) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a left back.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Robert Pulhac | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Iași, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1999 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 1999–2002 | Sporting Pitești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2013 | Dinamo București | 166 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | → Poiana Câmpina (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Sportul Studențesc (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hércules (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gabala | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Petrolul Ploiești | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Aris Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | (0) |
| 2019 | CS FC Dinamo | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Romania U–21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2008 | |||
Career
He started his career at Dinamo București in 2002.
In August 2010, Hércules CF signed Pulhac on a season-long loan with an option to buy him permanently for a three-year deal. He returned to Dinamo after only one season. The Spanish club didn't trigger the buy-option.
In January 2013 Pulhac terminated his contract with Dinamo after receiving an offer from Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala, for whom he went on to sign a two-year contract with.[2][3] Shortly after the appointment of Yuri Semin as manager of Gabala, Pulhac was deemed surplus to requirements and told he can leave the club on 8 July 2013.[4] In January 2014, Pulhac was still with Gabala and training with the youth team as he refused to leave the club.[5] Pulhac's contract with Gabala was finally terminated in August 2014.[6]
In December 2014, he signed a contract for 18 months with the Ekstraklasa side Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[7]
International career
Pulhac won six caps for the Romania U-21 team, scoring one goal. Pulhac made his debut for Romania on 26 May 2006 against Northern Ireland in a 2-0 friendly win at Soldier Field in Chicago, playing 88 minutes.[8]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Super Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2001–02 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Poiana Câmpina (Loan) | Liga III | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Liga II | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Sportul Studențesc (Loan) | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Hércules (Loan) | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[12] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Petrolul Ploiești | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Aris Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Academica Clinceni | Liga II | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | Romania | 225 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 275 | 4 | ||
| Spain | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Poland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 251 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 305 | 4 | |||
Honours
Club
- Dinamo București
- Romanian League (1): 2006–07
- Romanian Cup (2): 2004–05, 2011–12
- Romanian Super Cup (2): 2005, 2012
References
- Gheorghe Mihali și Junior Măcriș, prezentați la Academia Muscelul Câmpulung din Liga 4. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
- "Pulhac a părăsit cantonamentul » Fundaşul a plecat să semneze cu Qabala". Gazeta Sporturilor. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- "New players in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Pulhac no longer wanted to Qabala, but is filled with money!". fanatik.ro/ (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- Габала указывает на дверь, Пулхак пролезает в окно. azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- "Cristi Pulhac și-a reziliat contractul cu Qabala și poate reveni în România". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- "Cristian Pulhac oficjalnie w Zawiszy". wkszawisza.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=26289
- "Cristian Pulhac". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- Cristian Pulhac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Cristian Pulhac at Soccerway
- "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
- Cristian Pulhac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Cristian Pulhac at Soccerway