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Cristian Pulhac
Personal information
Full name Corneliu Cristian Pulhac[1]
Date of birth (1984-08-17) 17 August 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Iași, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1991–1999 Politehnica Iași
1999–2002 Sporting Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2013 Dinamo București 166 (2)
2002–2003 → Poiana Câmpina (loan) 11 (0)
2004 → Sportul Studențesc (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 → Hércules (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 Gabala 10 (0)
2014–2015 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 7 (0)
2015–2016 Petrolul Ploiești 7 (0)
2016 Aris Limassol 0 (0)
2017 Academica Clinceni 30 (0)
2019 CS FC Dinamo
Total 251 (2)
International career
2005–2006 Romania U21 6 (1)
2006–2008 Romania 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corneliu Cristian Pulhac (born 17 August 1984) is a Romanian actor and former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[2]

Club career

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Pulhac was born on 17 August 1984 in Iași, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1991 at local club Politehnica.[3] In 1999 he moved to Sporting Pitești.[3] He started his senior career at Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 23 March 2002, when coach Marin Ion sent him in the 78th minute to replace Vlad Munteanu in a 3–0 away victory against UM Timișoara.[3][4] That would remain his only appearance in that season as they won the title.[3][5] In the following season, Pulhac played in Divizia C for Poiana Câmpina, then a satellite team of Dinamo, helping them gain promotion to the second league.[3][6][7] In the 2003–04 Divizia B season, he played in the first half for Poiana and in the second half for Sportul Studențesc, earning promotion to the first league with the latter.[3][6]

In 2004 he returned to Dinamo, winning the 2004–05 Cupa României, being used by coach Ioan Andone the entire match in the 1–0 victory against Farul Constanța in the final.[3][8] Pulhac helped The Red Dogs win the Supercupa României for the first time, as Andone used him the full 90 minutes in the 3–2 victory against rivals Steaua București.[3][9] He also played eight games in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign when the team eliminated Everton with a historical 5–2 on aggregate, reaching the group stage.[3][10] In the 2006–07 season he played 32 games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping Dinamo win the title.[3][5] He also appeared in 12 matches, scoring one goal as the club reached the UEFA Cup round of 32 where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica.[3][11] In the following season Dinamo had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Pulhac providing the assist for Ionel Dănciulescu's header that opened the score in the 1–1 draw in the first leg of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma.[3][12] However, they did not qualify, losing with 3–1 the second leg.[3][13]

In August 2010, Spanish side Hércules signed Pulhac on a season-long loan with an option to buy him permanently.[6] There, he was teammates with David Trezeguet and Nelson Valdez.[14] He made Primera División debut on 21 November under coach Esteban Vigo in a 3–0 away loss to Espanyol Barcelona.[15][16] Pulhac played only nine matches in the competition, having to compete for a place in the team with Royston Drenthe.[3][15][17] At the end of the season, the Spanish club didn't trigger the buy-option.[6] He returned to Dinamo, winning the 2011–12 Cupa României as coach Dario Bonetti sent him in the 67th minute to replace Marius Alexe in the 1–0 victory against Rapid București in the final.[3][18] Subsequently, Bonetti used him the entire match in the penalty shoot-out victory against CFR Cluj in the 2012 Supercupa României.[3][19]

In January 2013 Pulhac terminated his contract with Dinamo after receiving an offer from Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala, for whom he went on to sign a two-year contract.[20] Shortly after the appointment of Yuri Semin as manager, Pulhac was deemed surplus to requirements and told he could leave the club on 8 July 2013.[21] In January 2014, Pulhac was still with Gabala and training with the youth team as he refused to leave the club.[22] His contract with Gabala was finally terminated in August 2014.[23] In December 2014, he signed a contract for 18 months with the Ekstraklasa side Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[24] He returned to Romania in 2015, to play one season for Petrolul Ploiești in the Romanian first league, totaling 173 matches with two goals in the competition.[3] Pulhac retired in 2017, after playing in the second league for Academica Clinceni.[3][25]

International career

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Pulhac won six caps for Romania's under-21 team, scoring one goal.[3] He appeared in three friendly games for Romania's senior side, making his debut under coach Victor Pițurcă on 26 May 2006 against Northern Ireland in a 2–0 win at Soldier Field in Chicago, playing 88 minutes.[26][27] In 2007, he played in a 2–0 victory against Moldova.[26][28] Pulhac made his last appearance for the national team on 20 August 2008 in a 1–0 win over Latvia.[26][29]

Acting career

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After ending his football career, Pulhac transitioned to acting, appearing in TV shows like Exatlon and Stand-Up Revolution, and movies such as The Action Pack and Teambuilding.[30][31]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][32][33]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo București 2001–02 Liga I 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2004–05 Liga I 11 2 2 0 0 0 — 13 2
2005–06 Liga I 20 0 2 0 8[b] 0 1[c] 0 31 0
2006–07 Liga I 32 0 1 0 12[b] 1 0 0 45 1
2007–08 Liga I 29 0 1 0 4[d] 0 1[c] 0 35 0
2008–09 Liga I 10 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 12 0
2009–10 Liga I 29 0 3 0 2[b] 0 — 31 0
2010–11 Liga I 2 0 0 0 4[b] 1 — 6 1
2011–12 Liga I 15 0 3 0 0 0 — 18 0
2012–13 Liga I 17 0 2 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 21 0
Total 166 2 14 0 33 2 3 0 216 4
Poiana Câmpina (loan) 2002–03 Liga III 8 0 — — 8 0
2003–04 Liga II 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 11 0 — — 11 0
Sportul Studențesc (loan) 2003–04 Liga II 11 0 — — 11 0
Hércules (loan) 2010–11 La Liga 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Gabala 2012–13[34] Azerbaijan Premier League 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 — 12 0
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 7 0 — — — 7 0
Petrolul Ploiești 2015–16 Liga I 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Aris Limassol 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Academica Clinceni 2016–17 Liga II 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2017–18 Liga II 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Total 30 0 0 0 — — 30 0
Career total 251 2 18 0 33 2 3 0 305 4
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Copa del Rey, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in Supercupa României
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup

Honours

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Sportul Studențesc

Dinamo București

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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  • 2019 — Exatlon Cup — Self (Romania).[30]
  • 2022 — Stand-Up Revolution — Self / competitor (2 episodes).[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Cristian Pulhac". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ Gheorghe Mihali și Junior Măcriș, prezentați la Academia Muscelul Câmpulung din Liga 4. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Cristian Pulhac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ "UM Timisoara vs Dinamo București". Labtof. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
    "Dinamo Bucuresti in 2001-02". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "VIDEO EXCLUSIV Pulhac ar putea semna din nou cu Dinamo: "Deocamdată mă antrenez şi o să vedem"" [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Pulhac could sign again with Dinamo: "For now I'm training and we'll see"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean (XXXIII)/La Câmpina au jucat Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea…" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football (XXXIII)/Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea played at Câmpina...] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 2004–2005". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Dinamo invinge Steaua si castiga Supercupa Romaniei" [Dinamo defeats Steaua and wins the Romanian Supercup] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
    "Romanian Super Cup – Season 2005". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. ^ "VIDEO 15 ani de la istoricul Dinamo - Everton 5-1. 3 dintre oamenii-cheie au rememorat meciul pentru GSP: "Sincer să fiu, am fost cel mai bun!"" [VIDEO 15 years since the historic Dinamo - Everton 5-1. 3 of the key people recalled the match for GSP:" To be honest, I was the best! "] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Dinamo - Benfica 1-2" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
    "Dinamo – Benfica 1-2 (Cupa UEFA, 22 februarie 2007 – turul 3)" [Dinamo – Benfica 1-2 (UEFA Cup, February 22, 2007 – round 3)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. ^ ""Doar" un egal: Lazio 1 - 1 Dinamo!" ["Just" a draw: Lazio 1 - 1 Dinamo!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Rapusi in 20 de minute" [Destroyed in 20 minutes] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
    "Dinamo: Visul frumos s-a terminat" [Dinamo: The beautiful dream is over] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
    "Dezastru pentru echipa lui Rednic: Dinamo 1 - 3 Lazio" [Disaster for Rednic's team: Dinamo 1 - 3 Lazio] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Trezeguet va fi coleg cu Pulhac la Hercules" [Trezeguet will ne colleagues with Pulhac at Hercules] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
    "Nelson Valdez, coleg cu Pulhac la Alicante" [Nelson Valdez, colleagues with Pulhac at Alicante] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Cristian Panin. Primera División 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona - Hércules CF 3:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  17. ^ "De ce nu joaca Pulhac la Hercules: "AICI esti tratat ca un roman: ai venit la FURAT!"" [Why doesn't Pulhac play at Hercules: "HERE you are treated like a Roman: you came to FURAT!"] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Dinamo - Rapid 1-0 și "câinii" câștigă Cupa României! A marcat Scarlatache ('58)" [Dinamo - Rapid 1-0 and the "dogs" win the Romanian Cup! Scored Scarlatache ('58)] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Un regal în plină vară. Dinamo a învins la penalty-uri CFR Cluj şi a cucerit Supercupa României" [A royal in the middle of summer. Dinamo defeated CFR Cluj on penalties and won the Romanian Supercup] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Pulhac a părăsit cantonamentul » Fundaşul a plecat să semneze cu Qabala". Gazeta Sporturilor. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
    "New players in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Pulhac no longer wanted to Qabala, but is filled with money!". fanatik.ro/ (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  22. ^ Габала указывает на дверь, Пулхак пролезает в окно. azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  23. ^ "Cristi Pulhac și-a reziliat contractul cu Qabala și poate reveni în România". digisport.ro (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  24. ^ "Cristian Pulhac oficjalnie w Zawiszy". wkszawisza.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  25. ^ "Îl mai recunoașteți? Cristi Pulhac, transformare radicală. "Au trecut patru luni de când am plecat de acasă, unele foarte grele"" [Do you still recognize him? Cristi Pulhac, radical transformation. "It's been four hard months since I left home."] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  26. ^ a b c "Cristian Pulhac". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Romania - Northern Ireland 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Romania - Moldova 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Romania - Latvia 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  30. ^ a b c d "Cristi Pulhac". IMDb. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  31. ^ "Cristi Pulhac, detalii din spatele camerelor de la "Exatlon": "Ne-au lăsat până la 12:00 noaptea cu telefoanele. Mâncarea?"" [Cristi Pulhac, details from behind the scenes at "Exatlon": "They left us with our phones until 12:00 at night. Food?"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
    "Cristi Pulhac urcă pe scena "Stand-Up Revolution". Ce a spus despre fotbaliști. "Ai senzația că singurul lor meci e cu freza, frate!"" [Cristi Pulhac takes the stage at "Stand-Up Revolution". What he said about footballers. "You get the feeling that their only match is with the grinder, brother!"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
    "BRomania și Pulhac, făcuți knockout la filmările pentru "Haita de acțiune"! Antonia a făcut ravagii cu scrumiera: "I-a dat în cap!"" [BRomania and Pulhac, knocked out during the filming of "Action Pack"! Antonia wreaked havoc with the ashtray: "She hit him in the head!"] (in Romanian). Cancan.ro. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
    "Cristi Pulhac se face actor. În ce film va apărea fostul campion cu Dinamo" [Cristi Pulhac se face actor. În ce film va apărea fostul campion cu Dinamo] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
    "BRomania și Pulhac, făcuți knockout la filmările pentru "Haita de acțiune"! Antonia a făcut ravagii cu scrumiera: "I-a dat în cap!"" [BRomania and Pulhac, knocked out during the filming of "Action Pack"! Antonia wreaked havoc with the ashtray: "She hit him in the head!"] (in Romanian). Cancan.ro. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  32. ^ Cristian Pulhac at National-Football-Teams.com
  33. ^ a b c d Cristian Pulhac at Soccerway
  34. ^ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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