Cristian Pulhac

Cristian Robert Pulhac (born 17 August 1984) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a left back.[1]

Cristian Pulhac

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)
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
Total		251	(2)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Romania U21	6	(1)
2006–2008	Romania	3	(0)
* 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.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5] In January 2014, Pulhac was still with Gabala and training with the youth team as he refused to leave the club.[6] Pulhac's contract with Gabala was finally terminated in August 2014.[7]

In December 2014, he signed a contract for 18 months with the Ekstraklasa side Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[8]

International career

Pulhac won six caps for Romania's U21 team, scoring one goal.[2] Pulhac played three friendly games for Romania making his debut under coach Victor Pițurcă on 26 May 2006 against Northern Ireland in a 2–0 friendly win at Soldier Field in Chicago, playing 88 minutes.[9][10] In 2007 he played in a 2–0 victory against Moldova and on 20 August 2008 he made his last appearance for the national team in a 1–0 victory against Latvia.[9][11][12]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2018[2][13][14]

Club 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[15]	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

Dinamo București

• Romanian League (2): 2001–02, 2006–07[2][14]
• Romanian Cup (2): 2004–05, 2011–12[2][14]
• Romanian Super Cup (2): 2005, 2012[2][14]

References

1. Gheorghe Mihali și Junior Măcriș, prezentați la Academia Muscelul Câmpulung din Liga 4. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
2. Cristian Pulhac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
3. "Pulhac a părăsit cantonamentul » Fundaşul a plecat să semneze cu Qabala". Gazeta Sporturilor. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
4. "New players in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
5. "Pulhac no longer wanted to Qabala, but is filled with money!". fanatik.ro/ (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 November 2013.
6. Габала указывает на дверь, Пулхак пролезает в окно. azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Retrieved 27 January 2014.
7. "Cristi Pulhac și-a reziliat contractul cu Qabala și poate reveni în România". digisport.ro (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
8. "Cristian Pulhac oficjalnie w Zawiszy". wkszawisza.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
9. "Cristian Pulhac". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
10. "Romania - Northern Ireland 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
11. "Romania - Moldova 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
12. "Romania - Latvia 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
13. Cristian Pulhac at National-Football-Teams.com
14. Cristian Pulhac at Soccerway
15. "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 WorldFootball.net