| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cătălin Constantin Munteanu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder Left winger |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dinamo Bucureşti | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Steaua Bucureşti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | Steaua Bucureşti | 45 | (22) |
| 1998–2001 | Salamanca | 95 | (20) |
| 2001–2004 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Espanyol (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | → Albacete (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Real Murcia | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 72 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Braşov | 67 | (4) |
| 2010– | Dinamo Bucureşti | 47 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2001 | Romania | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cătălin Munteanu (born 26 January 1979 in Bucharest) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Dinamo Bucureşti.
Munteanu started to play football at Steaua Bucureşti, where he was one of the most talented players. In March 1997, aged 18, he made his first-team debut in a Divizia A game against Rapid Bucharest.
UD Salamanca paid 1,800,000 dollars for Munteanu's transfer from Steaua, where he played until 2001 when he was bought by Atlético Madrid, but he was loaned to Espanyol Barcelona and then Albacete.[1]
He has also played for Real Murcia. From 1997 until 2001, Munteanu was a member of the Romanian national team. He has been capped 17 by Romania and scored one goal.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Sabin Ilie |
Steaua Top Scorer 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Ionel Dănciulescu |
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