Cristian Costin Dănălache (born 15 July 1982) is a

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n professional

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coach and former football player.

Club career

Dănălache began his career with Liga III club

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in the 2003–04 season. He helped the club win promotion to the

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at the end of the season. In 2006, he transferred to

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, where he got his first taste of

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football, before signing for

Unirea Urziceni Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Urziceni, commonly known as FC Urziceni (), is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Urziceni, Ialomița County which currently plays in fourth division, Ialomi ...

. After two and a half years with the club, Dănălache won the

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championship. In 2010, he agreed to short-term deals in

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and

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Jiangsu Sainty

Before 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. During his first months at Jiangsu Sainty, Dănălache didn't 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

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when he scored the winning goal to take a 1–0 victory.

League One

On 28 February 2014, Dănălache transferred to

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side

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. In February 2015, Dănălache transferred to fellow

side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard. On 20 January 2016, Dănălache joined

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Unirea Urziceni * Romanian League: 2008–09 *

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Runner-up: 2007–08 ;Jiangsu Sainty *

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Runner-up:

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Individual

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: 2012 *

Golden Boot winner: 2012 *

Team of the Year:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Danalache, Cristian Footballers from Bucharest 1982 births Living people Romanian footballers FC Unirea Urziceni players CS Otopeni players FC UTA Arad players Liga I players Ettifaq FC players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Jiangsu F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. (1990) players Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players Gyeongnam FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen FC players Liga II players CS Sportul Snagov players Romanian expatriate footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China Romanian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in South Korea Association football forwards Israeli Premier League players Chinese Super League players China League One players K League 2 players Saudi Professional League players Romanian football managers