Cristian Panin

Cristian Călin Panin (born 9 June 1978) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a right back or left back. He is currently the team manager at CFR Cluj

Cristian Panin
Panin lining up before a Champions League match against Chelsea in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Cristian Călin Panin
Date of birth (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978
Place of birth Arad, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back / Left back
Youth career
UTA Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 UTA Arad 195 (6)
2004–2013 CFR Cluj 192 (5)
Total 387 (11)
National team‡
2008–2009 Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2009

Club career

Panin began his career at UTA Arad.

CFR Cluj

During the summer of 2004 he moved to CFR Cluj. Panin was the veteran in the squad, having been at Cluj for over four years. Although numerous players, including Swedish international Mikael Dorsin, have attempted to replace him, he still remained a key player in CFR Cluj's first team.

Panin's consistency has served him well, as he has avoided injury and risen to play very well in the UEFA Champions' League. He has featured as captain of the squad in 2009. After 9 seasons wearing the Feroviarii's shirt, he retired after his contract ended in May 2013. Despite only being capped twice for Romania, he was considered one of the best Romanian right-backs in recent years, as he featured often in Gazeta Sporturilor's weekly best-eleven and team of the year.

After retiring

Afte retiring in 2013, Panin joined the technical staff of CFR Cluj as a team manager.[1] On 5 February 2019, Panin was fired by the owner, Nelu Varga, because he did not respond to a SMS. Varga had sent Panin a SMS during a game against FC Hermannstadt on 2 February 2019 just after Hermannstadt scored to 1–0. The SMS was ignored by Panin and there was no change on the field. Varga was mostly mad about his SMS being ignored. Panin had performed several club functions during his time in staff of the club.[2]

Honours

Club

References
  1. Panin se retrage şi va prelua funcţia de team-manager al celor de la CFR Cluj, prosport.ro, 23 July 2013
  2. Patronul CFR-ului, Nelu Varga, l-a dat afară pe Cristi Panin pentru că nu i-a răspuns la un SMS, digisport.ro, 5 February 2019
  3. "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.


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