Andrei Cristea

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Andrei Cristea
Personal information
Date of birth May 15, 1984 (1984-05-15) (age 24)
Place of birth    Bacău, Romania
Height 1.79 m
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Dinamo Bucureşti
Number TBA
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-04
2004-06
2006-08
2008
2008-
FCM Bacău
Steaua Bucureşti
Politehnica Timişoara
FC Politehnica Iaşi (on loan)
Dinamo Bucureşti
35 0(7)
52 0(10)
35 0(6)
13 0(6)
00 0(0)   
National team2
2003- Romania 4 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 1, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 1, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Andrei Cristea (born May 10, 1984 in Bacău) is a Romanian football player, currently playing for Dinamo Bucureşti. He is a promising striker who is known for his pace.

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 didn't manage to earn a first-team place there, despite scoring two goals in the UEFA Cup 2004-2005 season against Valencia CF. 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 FCU Politehnica Timişoara, in a swap which saw Gigel Coman moving to Steaua.

After failing to impress at Timişoara, he was loaned at FC Politehnica 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 (2-1), and Cristea was subsequently signed by Dinamo Bucureşti in the summer tranfer window.

Cristea has played four times for the Romanian National football team.

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