Cristian Muscalu
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Valentin Muscalu | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
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Position(s) | Left winger / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Beira-Mar | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2003 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
2004–2005 | Şcoala de Fotbal Gică Popescu | ||
2005–2006 | CSŞ Nucet | ||
2006–2007 | 1. FC Köln | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Sint-Truidense | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Slavija Sarajevo | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | FK Baku | 2 | (0) |
2010 | → Chernomorets Burgas (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2010 | Tur Turek | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 15 | (1) |
2013 | Voždovac | 1 | (0) |
2014– | Beira-Mar | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Romania U-19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2008 |
Cristian Valentin Muscalu (born 3 October 1989) is a Romanian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Portuguese side Beira-Mar.
Club career
Muscalu 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 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.[5] After summer 2010, Muscalu had a short spell with Polish second league club Tur Turek which lasted until October.[6] Before joining with Turek, he was also on trial with Lech Poznań[7] and Croatian club Istra 1961.[8]
In early 2011, he joined on a free transfer Serbian side FK Borac Čačak, but didn't play any game.[9] In the summer of 2011, he was close to sign for Swiss club SC Kriens however, the contract did not materialize.[10] On July, Muscalu returned to his home country to play in Liga 1 with newly promoted team Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.[11]
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.[12] In February 2014, Muscalu signed with Beira-Mar of Portugal.
International career
Muscalu was a member of the Romanian under-19 national team.
Honours
- Slavija Sarajevo
- Kup Bosne i Hercegovine winner: 2009
References
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- ↑ Rumun Muskalu u Voždovcu at Sportski žurnal, 21-8-2013 (Serbian)
External sources
- Cristian Muscalu at Soccerway
- Cristian Muscalu profile at 90minut
- Articles with Serbian-language external links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Romanian footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- K. Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- FK Slavija Sarajevo players
- FC Baku players
- PFC Chernomorets Burgas players
- Tur Turek players
- FK Borac Čačak players
- FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players
- FK Voždovac players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Liga I players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- Segunda Liga players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Association football midfielders
- Romanian expatriates in Azerbaijan