Cristian Panin

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Cristian Panin
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Panin lining up before a Champions League match against Chelsea in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Cristian Călin Panin
Date of birth (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth Arad, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back / Left back
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj (team manager)
Youth career
0000–1997 UTA Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 UTA Arad 195 (6)
2004–2013 CFR Cluj 193 (5)
Total 388 (11)
National team‡
2008–2009 Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2009

Cristian Călin Panin (born 9 June 1978) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a right back or left back. He is currently the team manager at CFR Cluj.

Club career[]

UTA Arad[]

Panin began his career at UTA Arad, spending seven seasons at the senior squad of The Old Lady, six in the second league and one in the first league.[1]

CFR Cluj[]

During the summer of 2004 he moved to CFR Cluj.[1] Panin played 9 games in the 2005 Intertoto Cup when the team reached the final.[1][2] He spent 9 seasons wearing the Feroviarii's shirt and although numerous players, including Swedish international Mikael Dorsin, have attempted to replace him, he still remained a key player in CFR Cluj's first team.[3] Panin helped CFR Cluj win three Liga I titles, three Cupa României, two Supercupa României, as well as appearing in 9 Champions League matches and in 10 Europa League matches.[1][4]

International career[]

Cristian Panin played two games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008 when coach Victor Pițurcă introduced him in the 25th minute to replace George Ogăraru in a friendly against Georgia which ended with a 2–1 victory.[5][6] His second game was a 3–1 victory against Faroe Islands at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[5][7]

After retiring[]

After retiring in 2013, Panin joined the technical staff of CFR Cluj as a team manager.[4] Panin had performed several club functions during his time in staff of the club.

Honours[]

UTA Arad

CFR Cluj

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Cristian Panin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. ^ a b "Nu-i totul pierdut" [Not all is lost] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Revoluție de stânga" [Revolution on the left] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Panin se retrage și va prelua funcția de team-manager al celor de la CFR Cluj" [Panin retires and will take over the position of team-manager of those from CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Cristian Panin". European Football. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Romania 2-1 Georgia". European Football. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Romania 3-1 Faroe Islands". European Football. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Announcement" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

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