Cristian Pulhac
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corneliu Cristian Pulhac | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Iaşi, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gabala | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | Poli Iaşi | ||
| 1999–2002 | Sporting Piteşti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2013 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 170 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | → Poiana Câmpina (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Sportul Studenţesc (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hércules (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013- | Gabala | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Romania U–21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006– 2008 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cristian Pulhac (born 17 August 1984 in Iaşi) is a Romanian soccer player who plays as an offensive left back, his forward runs, pace and precise crosses producing many goals for his teams. He is known as a player with a tireless, puritan work ethic. Pulhac is currently contracted to Gabala in Azerbaijan, and playing with their youth team as he is deemed surplus to requirements.[1]
Career
He started his career at Dinamo Bucureşti in 2002. In 2006, he made his debut for the Romania national team.
In the summer of 2006, Internazionale and then-UEFA Cup runners-up RCD Espanyol were interested in buying Pulhac. For 2010-2011 season, he was a target for Rangers F.C., the world's most successful club in terms of league titles won. Getafe CF and Hércules CF were also interested in Pulhac.[citation needed]
Finally, in August 2010, Hércules CF won the competition and 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 trigerred 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.[2][3] 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.[4] In January 2014, Pulhac was still with Gabala and training with the youth team as he refused to leave the club.[1]
International career
Pulhac won six caps for the Romania U-21 team, scoring one goal. Pulhac made his debut for Romania on 26 May 2006 against Northern Ireland in a 2-0 friendly win at Soldier Field in Chicago, playing 88 minutes.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 9 July 2013[6]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2001–02 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Poiana Câmpina | Liga III | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Liga II | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Sportul Studențesc | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Dinamo II București | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Liga I | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 1 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 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 Bucureşti | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[7] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | Romania | 204 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 240 | 5 | ||||
| Spain | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 223 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 263 | 5 | |||
Honours
Club
- Dinamo Bucureşti
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Габала указывает на дверь, Пулхак пролезает в окно" (in Russian). http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Pulhac a părăsit cantonamentul » Fundaşul a plecat să semneze cu Qabala". Gazeta Sporturilor. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "New players in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Pulhac no longer wanted to Qabala, but is filled with money!" (in Romanian). http://www.fanatik.ro/. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=26289
- ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14853/Cristian_Pulhac.html
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2012/13". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 13 July 2013.