Vasilică Cristocea
Vasilică Cristocea (born 27 July 1980) is a Romanian former football player who played as a midfielder. He made 249 appearances in Liga I.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 July 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Hârşova, Romania | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Carsium Hârşova | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2006 | Farul Constanţa | 156 | (26) |
2006–2008 | Steaua Bucureşti | 46 | (6) |
2008–2009 | Steaua II Bucureşti | 5 | (0) |
2008 | → Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 14 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Farul Constanţa | 23 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Viitorul Constanţa | 55 | (10) |
2013–2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 49 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Farul Constanţa | 14 | (2) |
Total | 362 | (48) | |
National team | |||
Romania U-21 | 1 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2016 |
Career
Cristocea made his debut playing for Carsium Hârşova's youth teams, before joining Farul Constanţa in 1999. He spent most of his career at Constanţa's team, playing 156 matches and scoring 26 goals until 2006, when he was transferred by Steaua Bucureşti.
Together with Steaua Bucureşti he won the 2005-06 Divizia A season and played several matches in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.[1] In 2008, he was loaned to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.[2]
In 2009, he returned to Farul Constanţa[3] where he played for one season before moving to the other town's team, Viitorul Constanţa.[4] He played three years for Viitorul and in July 2013 he joined the Liga I team, Universitatea Cluj.[5]
References
- "Vasilica Cristocea, de azi liber de contract" (in Romanian). sport365.ro. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- "Croitoru si Cristocea, de la Steaua la Ceahlăul" (in Romanian). monitorulneamt.ro. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- "Steaua i-a reziliat contractul lui Vasilică Cristocea" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- "Cristocea a semnat cu Viitorul! "Vreau să ajut echipa să promoveze"" (in Romanian). ligab.gsp.ro. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ""Studenţii" aşteaptă întăriri: ce fotbalişti ţinteşte Ganea" (in Romanian). Ziua de Cluj. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Vasilică Cristocea at Soccerway
- Vasilică Cristocea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com