Cristian Lucian Munteanu (born 17 October 1980) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a central defender for Viitorul Dăești.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Lucian Munteanu | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Viitorul Dăești | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | West Petrom Arad | – | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Bihor Oradea | 103 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Sopron | 35 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Politehnica Iași | 84 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Târgu Mureș | 19 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Brașov | 59 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Săgeata Năvodari | 31 | (4) |
| 2014 | CSMS Iași | 17 | (1) |
| 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Metalul Reșița | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 16 | (2) |
| 2018 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Flacăra Horezu | 30 | (10) |
| 2021– | Viitorul Dăești | 27 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019–2020 | Flacăra Horezu (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Viitorul Dăești (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:52, 21 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Munteanu started his professional career at the age of twenty with the local club West Petrom Arad, in the Romanian Liga III. He spent a year playing for his home side.
He was soon noticed by Liga II club FC Bihor Oradea, who bought him from Petrom Arad. There, Munteanu quickly established himself in the starting eleven and he spent four and a half years with the team, also playing in the 2003–04 Liga I.
In the summer of 2005 Munteanu moved to MFC Sopron in the first division of Hungary. Due to financial problems, he left after two season and 35 matches.[2]
On 1 July 2007, he was bought by Politehnica Iaşi for a fee of €50,000. Here he rejoined his former coach at FC Bihor, Ionuţ Popa. Munteanu immediately imposed himself in the starting lineup, and he stayed there until the end of the 2009–10 Liga I season when Poli were relegated to the Liga II.[3]
In the summer of 2014, he returned to Iași, signing a contract with CSMS.[4]