Playing position Years Team Role Footballer Weight 83 kg | Number 34 Name Cristian Balgradean Height 1.87 m | |
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Full name Cristian Emanuel Balgradean Date of birth (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 27) Place of birth Sannicolau Mare, Romania Current teams CS Universitatea Craiova (#34 / Goalkeeper), Romania national football team (Goalkeeper) Similar People Bogdan Vatajelu, Tha\'er Bawab, Dragos Grigore, Nuno Miguel Monteiro, Srdjan Luchin | ||
Cristian Emanuel Bălgrădean (born 21 March 1988 in Sânnicolau Mare) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Concordia Chiajna as a goalkeeper.
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Career
Bălgrădean started his career as a youngster at Helmuth Duckadam football school in Arad. After the school was disbanded, he joined the junior groups of Atletico Arad. In 2005 he signed his first professional contract with Minerul Lupeni. His evolution was impressive, and he was bought by FC Brașov. In 2008 he was transferred permanently by Liberty Salonta. From the Bihor team, Bălgrădean was called to the Romania U-21 team. In 2009, he returns home to Arad, being bought by Gloria Arad, and then loaned to UTA Arad.
In June 2010 he signed a contract for five seasons with Dinamo București. He failed to gain a position in the first squad and was loaned for a season at Unirea Urziceni. In the Winter break, Bălgrădean was called back to Dinamo by Ioan Andone who decided to give him a chance in the first 11 after an injury of Emilian Dolha. He kept his position after Andone was replaced with Liviu Ciobotariu in July 2011.
Following the arrival of Dario Bonetti as head-coach, Bălgrădean initially lost his place in the first team when the Italian manager chose Kristijan Naumovski as first goalkeeper. After a while, the two players were used alternately because they both became eligible for their national teams and for a possible future transfer.
In July 2014, Bălgrădean was released by Dinamo.
On 26 August, he signed a contract with the newly promoted in Liga I, Universitatea Craiova.
International career
Bălgrădean is a Romanian international since 15 November 2011, when he played from start to finish in a friendly 3–1 win against Greece.
Honours
Dinamo Bucuresti:
