Silvian Cristescu

Silvian Cristescu
Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Grojdibodu, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova (sporting director)
Youth career
	Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1991	Universitatea Craiova
1991–1998	FC U Craiova
1998	Extensiv Craiova
1999	Panelefsiniakos
1999–2000	FC U Craiova
2000–2001	BFC Dynamo
2001	Extensiv Craiova
2002	Steaua București
2002–2003	Extensiv Craiova
Total
International career‡
1993	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 April 2019

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.^[1]

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).^[1]