Cristian Valentin Muscalu (born 3 October 1989) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Valentin Muscalu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Steaua București | ||
| 2004–2005 | Şcoala de Fotbal Gică Popescu | ||
| 2005–2006 | CSŞ Nucet | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Jiul Petroșani | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Sint-Truidense | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Slavija Sarajevo | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | FK Baku | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Chernomorets Burgas (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Tur Turek | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Borac Čačak | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 15 | (1) |
| 2013 | Voždovac | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Beira-Mar | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Caransebeș | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Metalul Frăsinet | ||
| 2016–2017 | Poole Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Rapid București | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Romania U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editMuscalu started his youth career at Steaua spending 8 years, before separating from the club, he joined Gică Popescu's football academy playing there for a year, as well for CSŞ Nucet.[1] During 2006 he got noticed by youth coach Marcel Răducanu who sees him linked with a move to 1. FC Köln.[1] During his early career, Muscalu was for a few weeks on trial at Osasuna, Hertha Berlin and TSV 1860 Munich.[2][3][4]
Muscalu started as senior playing the first half of the 2007–08 season with Romanian second-level side CSM Jiul Petroșani. During winter-break he moved abroad to Belgium and signed with Sint-Truidense.[5] He made his official debut for Sint-Truidense on 12 April 2008 in the Belgian Pro League in a 2–0 loss to Westerlo. However, a year later he was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina's FK Slavija to gain more experience, where he won a national cup. On 13 July 2009, he signed for FK Baku in Azerbaijan. After not having many chances, he played the last six months of that season loaned out to Chernomorets Burgas playing in the Bulgarian First League.[6] After summer 2010, Muscalu had a short spell with Polish third-tier club Tur Turek which lasted until October.[7] Before joining with Turek, he was also on trial with Lech Poznań[8] and Croatian club Istra 1961.[9]
In early 2011, he joined on a free transfer Serbian side FK Borac Čačak, but didn't play any game.[10] In the summer of 2011, he was close to sign for Swiss club SC Kriens however, the contract did not materialize.[11] On July, Muscalu returned to his home country to play in Liga I with newly promoted team Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.[12]
He was regarded as a good talent of Romania, but he was affected by numerous injuries.[1]
In the summer 2013, Cristian Muscalu joined newly promoted Serbian SuperLiga side FK Voždovac.[13] In February 2014, Muscalu signed with Beira-Mar of Portugal.
In summer 2014 Muscalu returned to Romania and has played with lower-league sides FC Caransebeș and Metalul Frăsinet.[5]
International career
editMuscalu was a member of the Romanian under-19 national team.
Honours
edit- Slavija Sarajevo
References
edit- ^ a b c "La 20 de ani a jucat în cinci campionate diferite! Muscalu, globetrotterul fotbalului românesc" (in Romanian). asport.ro. Retrieved 5 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Muscalu, "engañado " por su representante" (in Spanish). diariodenavarra.es. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ "Kommt Muscalu zu Hertha?" (in German). bz-berlin.de. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ "Neuer Rumäne für Lienen?" (in German). fussball-vorort.de. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ a b Muscalu at foradejogo.net
- ^ Budakov, Valentin (13 May 2010). "Черноморец" маха чужденци. Пламен Крумов и Николай Кръстев също напускат отбора (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Muscalu nie jest już piłkarzem Tur Turek" (in Polish). mksturturek.pl. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Cristian Muscalu na testach w Lechu" (in Polish). sports.pl. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Cristian Muscalu na probi u Istri 1961" (in Croatian). nkistra1961.hr. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Cristian Muscalu odchodzi do FK Borac" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "News Sportclub Kriens" (in German). sck.ch. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "De la Tur Turek, la Ceahlăul" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ Rumun Muskalu u Voždovcu at Sportski žurnal, 21-8-2013 (in Serbian)
External links
edit- Cristian Muscalu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Cristian Muscalu at Soccerway
- Cristian Muscalu at 90minut.pl (in Polish)