Cristian Costin Dănălache (born 15 July 1982) is a Romanian professional football coach and former football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Costin Dănălache | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alexandria (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Otopeni | 31 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | UTA Arad | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 27 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Unirea Urziceni | 29 | (4) |
| 2010 | Al-Ettifaq | 8 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Jiangsu Sainty | 73 | (37) |
| 2014 | Qingdao Jonoon | 27 | (10) |
| 2015 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 27 | (24) |
| 2016 | Gyeongnam | 38 | (19) |
| 2017 | Daejeon Citizen | 25 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Sportul Snagov | 21 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | CS Progresul | (0) | |
| Total | 342 | (135) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Academia Prosport U16 | ||
| 2022 | Alexandria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editDănălache began his career with Liga III club CS Otopeni in the 2003–04 season. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division at the end of the season. In 2006, he transferred to UTA Arad, where he got his first taste of Liga I football, before signing for Unirea Urziceni. After two and a half years with the club, Dănălache won the 2008–09 Liga I championship.[2]
In 2010, he agreed to short-term deals in Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Jiangsu Sainty
editBefore the 2011 season, the scouters of Jiangsu Sainty observed Dănălache a couple of times at the Turkish training camp. On 21 March 2011, Jiangsu Sainty formally announced the signing of the Romanian striker.[3]
During his first months at Jiangsu Sainty, Dănălache didn not adapt well to life in his new surroundings. His game form finally began to rise under manager Dragan Okuka, who signed with Jiangsu in May. Dănălache got his first goal for the club on 29 May 2011, against Guizhou Renhe when he scored the winning goal to take a 1–0 victory.[4]
League One
editOn 28 February 2014, Dănălache transferred to China League One side Qingdao Jonoon .[5] In February 2015, Dănălache transferred to fellow China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[6]
On 20 January 2016, Dănălache joined K League 2 side Gyeongnam FC.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CS Otopeni | 2003–04 | Liga III | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | Liga II | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | 23 | 10 | |||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | ||
| UTA Arad | 2006–07 | Liga I | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 28 | 4 | |
| Unirea Urziceni | 2007–08 | Liga I | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 31 | 11 | |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 19 | ||
| Sportul Snagov | 2018–19 | Liga II | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 5 | |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2009–10 | Saudi Professional League | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 4 | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2010–11 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 23 | |||
| 2013 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 73 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 37 | ||
| Qingdao Jonoon | 2014 | China League One | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2015 | China League One | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | – | 30 | 26 | |
| Gyeongnam | 2016 | K League 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | 38 | 19 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 2017 | K League 2 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 9 | |
| Career total | 342 | 135 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 148 | ||
- ^ Includes Cupa României, Crown Prince Cup, Israel State Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Korean FA Cup.
Honours
editUnirea Urziceni
- Romanian League: 2008–09
- Romanian Cup runner-up: 2007–08
Jiangsu Sainty
- Chinese Super League runner-up: 2012
Individual
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: 2012
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot winner: 2012
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2012
References
edit- ^ a b "Cristian Danalache". ESPN. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Presa spaniolă despre Unirea Urziceni" [Spanish press on Unirea Urziceni] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ 舜天正式与4名新外援签约 威尔金森携秘鲁国脚加盟. sports.xinmin.cn (in Chinese). 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ 争议外援达纳拉赫终破8轮球荒 江苏1–0爆冷胜陕西. sportscn.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ 中能官方宣布达纳拉赫加盟 at sports.sina.com 28 February 2014 Retrieved 2014-02-28(in Chinese)
- ^ “达10”来了，雪豹新赛季有“新面孔” Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine at news.ts.cn 10 February 2015 Retrieved 2015-02-10(in Chinese)
- ^ Cristian Dănălache at Soccerway
- ^ Cristian Dănălache at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2003–04 Romanian Cup appearance 1". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2003–04 Romanian Cup appearance 2". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance 1". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance 2". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2007–08 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Dănălache's 2009–10 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
External links
edit- Cristian Dănălache at WorldFootball.net
- Cristian Dănălache – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)