Cristian Vlad

Cristian Vlad
Personal information
Full name Cristian Nicolae Vlad
Date of birth (1977-02-18) 18 February 1977
Place of birth Boldești-Scăeni, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Petrolistul Boldești
1996–1999 Petrolul Ploiești 60 (7)
2000 Dinamo București 14 (1)
2001 Oțelul Galați 14 (1)
2001–2003 Argeș Pitești 31 (1)
2003 Inter Gaz București 13 (3)
2004 Gloria Bistrița 18 (1)
2005 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 10 (2)
2005–2007 Unirea Urziceni 42 (4)
2007–2009 CSM Ploiești 12 (3)
2009–2011 Petrolul Ploiești 51 (8)
2017 Petrolul Ploiești 1 (0)
Total 266 (31)
International career
1999 Romania U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 February 2018

Cristian Nicolae Vlad (born 18 February 1977 in Boldești-Scăeni, Prahova County) is a retired Romanian football player who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Vlad was born on 18 February 1977 in Boldești-Scăeni, Romania and began playing junior-level football at Petrolul Ploiești.[2][3] In 1994, he went to play for his hometown club Petrolistul Boldești in Divizia C.[2] Two years later, he came back to Petrolul, making his Divizia A debut on 17 May 1997 under coach Ioan Andone in a 4–2 home win over FC Brașov.[2][4] In 1999, he scored a goal in a spectacular 5–1 victory against Steaua București.[5]

In the middle of the 1999–2000 season, Vlad joined Dinamo București.[2] Until the end of the season, he made 12 league appearances and scored one goal under coach Cornel Dinu as the team won The Double.[2][6] Subsequently, he went to play for Oțelul Galați, before moving to Argeș Pitești.[2] In 2003, Vlad played half a year for Divizia B club Inter Gaz București, returning afterwards to first league football, as he signed with Gloria Bistrița.[2] There, he played in a 2–0 away loss to FC Thun in the 2004 Intertoto Cup.[2][7]

In 2005, Vlad went to play in the second league, first for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and then for Unirea Urziceni, helping the latter earn promotion to the first league.[2] On 10 December 2006, Vlad made his last Divizia A appearance in Unirea's 0–0 draw against CFR Cluj, totaling 152 matches with 11 goals in the competition.[2][8] Subsequently, Vlad joined third-tier club CSM Ploiești, which he helped gain promotion to the second league under coach Valeriu Răchită.[2][9] In 2009, Vlad returned to Petrolul, where he was coached once again by Răchită, managing to gain first-league promotion at the end of the 2010–11 season, retiring afterwards.[2][10]

International career

In 1999, Vlad played three matches for Romania's under-21 team.[11]

Executive career

After he ended his playing career, Vlad worked as Petrolul Ploiești's president between 2016 and 2019, a period in which the club managed two consecutive promotions from the fourth league to the third and then from the third to the second.[3]

Honours

Dinamo București

CSM Ploiești

Petrolul Ploieşti

References

  1. ↑ "Petrolul Staff". FC Petrolul. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Cristian Vlad at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. 1 2 "Motivul pentru care Cristian Vlad a fost contestat dur în ultima perioadă de fanii Petrolului" [The reason why Cristian Vlad has been harshly challenged lately by Petrolul fans] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Petrolul Ploiești vs FC Brașov 4-2". Labtof. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cea mai mare umilinta a Stelei dupa Revolutie: 2-9 cu Petrolul! Reghe se afla pe teren! Amintiri DUREROASE pentru stelisti!" [Steaua's greatest humiliation after the Revolution: 2-9 with Petrolul! Reghe was on the field! PAINFUL memories for Steaua fans!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
    "Amintiri negre. Steliştii au fost umiliţi de Petrolul acum 12 ani!" [Dark memories. Steaua was humiliated by Petrolul 12 years ago!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Cristian Vlad. Intertoto Cup 2004". WorldFootball. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cristian Vlad profile". Labtof. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Povestea Astrei, echipa care mai are nevoie de un punct pentru titlu. De la muncitorii olandezi, la locul cumpărat de la Internațional Pitești. În 2005, echipa nu exista! Ping-pong-ul cu Petrolul și performanța lui Șumi" [The story of Astra, the team that still needs one more point for the title. From the Dutch workers, to the place bought from Internațional Pitești. In 2005, the team did not exist! Ping-pong with Petrolul and Șumi's performance] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Valeriu Răchită, din nou antrenor la Petrolul? Alți trei tehnicieni sunt pe listă" [Valeriu Răchită, coach at Petrolul again? Three other technicians are on the list] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Cristian Nicolae Vlad". 11v11. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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