Cristian Pustai

Cristian Pustai
	Pustai in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Dumitru Pustai
Date of birth	12 October 1967(age 57)
Place of birth	Mediaș,Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Gloria Bistrița(manager)
Youth career
0000–1985	Gaz Metan Mediaş
1985–1987	Șoimii Sibiu
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1995	Gaz Metan Mediaş
1995–1998	Apullum Alba Iulia
1998–2000	Chimica Târnăveni
Total
Managerial career
2000	Chimica Târnăveni
2003–2007	Gaz Metan Mediaş(youth)
2007–2013	Gaz Metan Mediaş
2013–2014	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2014	ASA Târgu Mureș
2015	Rapid București
2015–2016	Botoșani
2016–2018	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2018–2019	Gaz Metan Mediaș(technical director)
2019–2021	Dunărea Călărași
2021–2022	FC Buzău
2022–2024	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2024–	Gloria Bistrița
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Dumitru Pustai(born 12 October 1967) is aRomanianfootballmanagerand formerfootballerwho played as astriker,currently in charge ofLiga IIIclubGloria Bistrița-Năsăud.

Club career

Cristian Pustai played as a striker for Gaz Metan Mediaş,Unirea Alba Iuliaand Chimica Târnăveni.^[1]He is credited for scoring 170 goals for these teams.^[2]

Coaching career

Chimica Târnăveni

He began his coaching career at Chimica Târnăveni, towards the end of the 1999–2000 edition of Division B, when he led the team as a playing-coach. He quit his job there after the team was relegated from theLiga III.^[3]Afterwards he became a math teacher.

Gaz Metan Mediaş

In 2003, he became a part of Gaz Metan Mediaş's staff, coaching the youth teams.^[4]

In 2007 Pustai was appointed head coach of thenLiga IIclub Gaz Metan Mediaş. He managed to win the2007–08 Liga IIin the first season with the team, gaining promotion to the Liga I.^[5]In the first division, the team under his guidance had a constant progress.^[6] In the2011–12season Gaz Metan Mediaş played in theUEFA Europa Leagueunder his command. They managed to knock outMainz 05,but were subsequently knocked out byAustria Wien.^[7]

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

In January 2013, Pustai took overPandurii Târgu Jiu.^[8]At the end of2012–13 season,Pandurii finished as Liga I runner-up for the first time in the history, becoming the vice-champion of Romania, and qualified for the first time inEuropa League.^[9]Starting its European adventure from the second qualifying round, Pandurii qualified in thegroup stageafter surprisingly eliminatingSporting Bragawith 2–0, after the pandurs were defeated with 0–1. In the group stage, Pandurii failed to win any match, drawing twice with Paços de Ferreira and losing againstFiorentinaandDnipro Dnipropetrovsk.In the championship, Pandurii failed to maintain its position between the first squads, and after a poor series of results which led the team to fall to the sixth place, Pustai resigned from his duties on 23 April 2014.

ASA Târgu Mureș

On 30 September 2014, he signed a contract withASA Târgu Mureș.^[10]He was sacked on 29 December 2014.^[11]

Rapid București

On 8 January 2015, he was announced as the new head coach ofRapid București.His objective was to save the team from its precarious position, the 18th in Liga I. He was however sacked on 14 April 2015 due to poor results. He was replaced byCristiano Bergodi.^[12] On 16 July 2024, agent Bogdan Apostu announced that Cristian Pustai will become the new coach ofCS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud.^[13]

Managerial statistics

As of 21 September 2024

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %
Gaz Metan Mediaş	9 March 2007	18 January 2013	223	91	55	77	296	218	040.81
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	20 January 2013	23 April 2014	58	26	11	21	94	67	044.83
ASA Târgu Mureș	30 September 2014	17 December 2014	11	6	3	2	16	5	054.55
Rapid București	8 January 2015	14 April 2015	9	3	2	4	6	8	033.33
Botoșani	2 October 2015	1 April 2016	19	6	4	9	26	28	031.58
Gaz Metan Mediaş	6 April 2016	30 June 2018	98	32	32	34	116	112	032.65
Dunărea Călărași	23 June 2019	15 June 2021	59	23	15	21	72	83	038.98
FC Buzău	1 July 2021	4 October 2022	40	23	6	11	90	40	057.50
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	8 November 2022	18 May 2024	48	22	13	13	81	58	045.83
Gloria Bistrița	22 July 2024	present	6	4	0	2	14	9	066.67
Total			571	236	141	194	811	628	041.33

Honours

Player

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Liga III:1992–93

Coach

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Liga II:2015–16

References

^http://7sport.ro/cristian-pustai-jucat-tractorul-brasov/Pustai a jucat pentru mai multe echipe in diviziile inferioare
^http://7sport.ro/cristian-pustai-jucat-tractorul-brasov/Pustai a marcat mai mult de 150 de goluri
^http:// sport.ro/liga-1/pustai-isi-tortura-ore-in-sir-colegii-de-vestiar-recitandu-le-poezii-meniul-zilei-bacovia-sau-arghezi.htmlAm renuntat la cariera de jucator pentru a ma face profesor
^http:// adevarul.ro/sport/fotbal_intern/Cristi_Pustai-_-De_scarba_fotbalului_am_ales_matematica_0_394161167.htmlDupa 3 ani m-am intors la Gaz Metan
^http:// adevarul.ro/sport/fotbal_intern/Cristi_Pustai-_-De_scarba_fotbalului_am_ales_matematica_0_394161167.htmlPustai a promovat cu Gazul
^"Cristian Pustai:" Am fost echipa mai matura ""(in Romanian). Onlinesport.ro. 26 July 2010.Retrieved30 July2010.
^http:// ziare /articole/eric+gaz+metanGaz Metan spera sa l foloseasca pe Eric cu Austria
^"Clubul Pandurii Târgu Jiu a ajuns la un acord cu antrenorul Cristi Pustai"(in Romanian). pandurii-tg-jiu.ro. 19 January 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2013.Retrieved19 January2013.
^"Pandurii Târgu Jiu, noua vicecampioană a României, merge în Europa League după egalul cu Astra Giurgiu: 1-1"(in Romanian).Digi24.Retrieved29 May2013.
^"Cristian Pustai, noul antrenor al echipei"(in Romanian). asatirgumures.ro.Retrieved30 September2014.
^"Mulțumim, Cristian Pustai!"(in Romanian). asatirgumures.ro.Retrieved29 December2014.
^"Cristi Pustai – antrenorul Rapidului"(in Romanian). fcrapid.ro. Archived fromthe originalon 8 January 2015.Retrieved8 January2015.
^"Bogdan Apostu, comparație arogantă cu Aurelian Băbuțan:" O Dacie și un Mercedes are același preț? "Vezi detalii de la Gloria!"(in Romanian). sportulbistritean.ro.Retrieved16 July2024.

[1] ttp://7sport.ro/cristian-pustai-jucat-tractorul-brasov/Pustai a jucat pentru mai multe echipe in diviziile inferioare

[2] ttp://7sport.ro/cristian-pustai-jucat-tractorul-brasov/Pustai a marcat mai mult de 150 de goluri

[3] ttp:// sport.ro/liga-1/pustai-isi-tortura-ore-in-sir-colegii-de-vestiar-recitandu-le-poezii-meniul-zilei-bacovia-sau-arghezi.htmlAm renuntat la cariera de jucator pentru a ma face profesor

[4] ttp:// adevarul.ro/sport/fotbal_intern/Cristi_Pustai-_-De_scarba_fotbalului_am_ales_matematica_0_394161167.htmlDupa 3 ani m-am intors la Gaz Metan

[5] ttp:// adevarul.ro/sport/fotbal_intern/Cristi_Pustai-_-De_scarba_fotbalului_am_ales_matematica_0_394161167.htmlPustai a promovat cu Gazul

[6] "Cristian Pustai:" Am fost echipa mai matura ""(in Romanian). Onlinesport.ro. 26 July 2010.Retrieved30 July2010.

[7] ttp:// ziare /articole/eric+gaz+metanGaz Metan spera sa l foloseasca pe Eric cu Austria

[8] "Clubul Pandurii Târgu Jiu a ajuns la un acord cu antrenorul Cristi Pustai"(in Romanian). pandurii-tg-jiu.ro. 19 January 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2013.Retrieved19 January2013.

[9] "Pandurii Târgu Jiu, noua vicecampioană a României, merge în Europa League după egalul cu Astra Giurgiu: 1-1"(in Romanian).Digi24.Retrieved29 May2013.

[10] "Cristian Pustai, noul antrenor al echipei"(in Romanian). asatirgumures.ro.Retrieved30 September2014.

[11] "Mulțumim, Cristian Pustai!"(in Romanian). asatirgumures.ro.Retrieved29 December2014.

[12] "Cristi Pustai – antrenorul Rapidului"(in Romanian). fcrapid.ro. Archived fromthe originalon 8 January 2015.Retrieved8 January2015.

[13] "Bogdan Apostu, comparație arogantă cu Aurelian Băbuțan:" O Dacie și un Mercedes are același preț? "Vezi detalii de la Gloria!"(in Romanian). sportulbistritean.ro.Retrieved16 July2024.

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