Silvian Cristescu
Romanian former professional footballer
Silvian Cristescu (born 29 October 1970) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for CS Universitatea Craiova, FC Universitatea Craiova, Extensiv Craiova, Panelefsiniakos, BFC Dynamo and Steaua București. After retirement Cristescu was the vice-president of FC Universitatea Craiova and since 2014 is the sporting director of CS Universitatea Craiova.
Captain of the white and blues in various occasions and with over 230 matches played for Craiova, both CS and FC, Cristescu was nicknamed "Il Capitano" (the captain).
International career
Silvian Cristescu made its debut for Romania on 31 January 1993 in a match against Ecuador, playing in total 5 matches, but without scoring any goal.
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