#22 Cristian Săpunaru

FC Rapid

SuperLiga League level: Romania

First Tier Joined: Jul 1, 2021 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2025

Date of birth/Age: Apr 5, 1984 (40)
Place of birth: Bukarest
Citizenship: Romania

Height: 1,87 m
Position: Centre-Back

Former International: Romania
Caps/Goals: 36 / 0

€200k

Last update: Dec 22, 2023

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Romania
22		Romania	May 31, 2008	36	-	Victor Pițurcă	24 years 01 month 26 days
	Romania U21
-		Romania U21	-	3	-
	Romania B
-		Romania B	-	1	-

Stats of Cristian Săpunaru

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			36	-	-	-	3	2	7	-	-	-	-	3.020'
	International Friendlies	13	-	-	-	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	985'
	World Cup qualification	8	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	720'
	European Qualifiers	6	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	505'
	UEFA Nations League	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	540'
	EURO	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	270'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
		Bucuresti	May 31, 2008	Romania	Montenegro	4:0			57'		33'
	EURO 2008
	Group C	Zürich	Jun 9, 2008	Romania	France	0:0	on the bench
	Group C	Zürich	Jun 13, 2008	Italy	Romania	1:1	on the bench
	Group C	Bern	Jun 17, 2008	Netherlands	Romania	2:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Constanta	Aug 20, 2008	Romania	Latvia	1:0					90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group G	Cluj-Napoca	Sep 6, 2008	Romania	Lithuania	0:3					90'
	Group G	Tórshavn	Sep 10, 2008	Faroe Islands	Romania	0:1	on the bench
	Group G	Constanta	Oct 11, 2008	Romania	France	2:2	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Bucharest	Nov 19, 2008	Romania	Georgia	2:1	Not in squad
		Bucuresti	Feb 11, 2009	Romania	Croatia	1:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group G	Constanta	Mar 28, 2009	Romania	Serbia	2:3	on the bench
	Group G	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Apr 1, 2009	Austria	Romania	2:1	on the bench
	Group G	Marijampole	Jun 6, 2009	Lithuania	Romania	0:1	RB				90'
	International Friendlies
		Budapest	Aug 12, 2009	Hungary	Romania	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group G	Saint Denis	Sep 5, 2009	France	Romania	1:1	on the bench
	Group G	Bucuresti	Sep 9, 2009	Romania	Austria	1:1	RB				90'
	Group G	Belgrad	Oct 10, 2009	Serbia	Romania	5:0	Not in squad
	Group G	Piatra Neamt	Oct 14, 2009	Romania	Faroe Islands	3:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Warszawa	Nov 14, 2009	Poland	Romania	0:1			79'		11'
		Timişoara	Mar 3, 2010	Romania	Israel	0:2	Not in squad
		Lviv	May 29, 2010	Ukraine	Romania	3:2	Not in squad
		Villach	Jun 2, 2010	Romania	Macedonia	0:1	Not in squad
			Jun 5, 2010	Romania	Honduras	3:0	Not in squad
		Kadıköy/İstanbul	Aug 11, 2010	Türkiye	Romania	2:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group D	Piatra Neamt	Sep 3, 2010	Romania	Albania	1:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Minsk	Sep 7, 2010	Belarus	Romania	0:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Saint Denis	Oct 9, 2010	France	Romania	2:0		30'			90'
	International Friendlies
		Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Nov 17, 2010	Italy	Romania	1:1	Not in squad
		Paralimni	Feb 8, 2011	Ukraine	Romania	6:4 on pens	Not in squad
		Paralímni	Feb 9, 2011	Cyprus	Romania	5:6 on pens	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group D	Zenica	Mar 26, 2011	Bosnia	Romania	2:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Piatra Neamt	Mar 29, 2011	Romania	Luxembourg	3:1	RB				90'
	Group D	Bukarest	Jun 3, 2011	Romania	Bosnia	3:0	RB	72'			90'
	International Friendlies
		Sao Paulo	Jun 8, 2011	Brazil	Romania	1:0	Not in squad
		Asunción	Jun 11, 2011	Paraguay	Romania	2:0	Not in squad
		Serravalle	Aug 10, 2011	San Marino	Romania	0:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group D	Luxemburg	Sep 2, 2011	Luxembourg	Romania	0:2	Not in squad
	Group D	Bucharest	Sep 6, 2011	Romania	France	0:0	Muscle strain
	Group D	Bucharest	Oct 7, 2011	Romania	Belarus	2:2	Not in squad
	Group D	Tirana	Oct 11, 2011	Albania	Romania	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Nov 11, 2011	Belgium	Romania	2:1	Back problems
		Altach	Nov 15, 2011	Greece	Romania	1:3	Back problems
		Antalya	Jan 27, 2012	Turkmenistan	Romania	0:4	Not in squad
		Bucharest	Feb 29, 2012	Romania	Uruguay	1:1	Not in squad
		Luzern	May 30, 2012	Switzerland	Romania	0:1	Not in squad
		Innsbruck	Jun 5, 2012	Austria	Romania	0:0	Not in squad
		Ljubljana	Aug 15, 2012	Slovenia	Romania	4:3	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D	Tallinn	Sep 7, 2012	Estonia	Romania	0:2	Not in squad
	Group D	Bucharest	Sep 11, 2012	Romania	Andorra	4:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 12, 2012	Türkiye	Romania	0:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Bucharest	Oct 16, 2012	Romania	Netherlands	1:4	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bucharest	Nov 14, 2012	Romania	Belgium	2:1	Not in squad
		Málaga	Feb 6, 2013	Romania	Australia	3:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D	Budapest	Mar 22, 2013	Hungary	Romania	2:2	Not in squad
	Group D	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 26, 2013	Netherlands	Romania	4:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bucharest	Jun 4, 2013	Romania	Trinidad	4:0	Not in squad
		Bucharest	Aug 14, 2013	Romania	Slovakia	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D	Bucharest	Sep 6, 2013	Romania	Hungary	3:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Bucharest	Sep 10, 2013	Romania	Türkiye	0:2	Not in squad
	Group D	Andorra la Vella	Oct 11, 2013	Andorra	Romania	0:4	Not in squad
	Group D	Bucharest	Oct 15, 2013	Romania	Estonia	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Piräus	Nov 15, 2013	Greece	Romania	3:1	Not in squad
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Bucharest	Nov 19, 2013	Romania	Greece	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bucharest	Mar 5, 2014	Romania	Argentina	0:0	Not in squad
			May 31, 2014	Albania	Romania	0:1	Not in squad
		Carouge	Jun 4, 2014	Romania	Algeria	1:2	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group F	Piräus	Sep 7, 2014	Greece	Romania	0:1	Not in squad
	Group F	Bucharest	Oct 11, 2014	Romania	Hungary	1:1	Not in squad
	Group F	Helsinki	Oct 14, 2014	Finland	Romania	0:2	Not in squad
	Group F	Bucharest	Nov 14, 2014	Romania	N. Ireland	2:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bucharest	Nov 18, 2014	Romania	Denmark	2:0	Not in squad
		Antalya	Feb 14, 2015	Romania	Moldova	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group F	Ploieşti	Mar 29, 2015	Romania	Faroe Islands	1:0	Not in squad
	Group F	Belfast	Jun 13, 2015	N. Ireland	Romania	0:0	on the bench
	Group F		Sep 4, 2015	Hungary	Romania	0:0	Not in squad
	Group F	Bucharest	Sep 7, 2015	Romania	Greece	0:0	Not in squad
	Group F	Bucharest	Oct 8, 2015	Romania	Finland	1:1	Not in squad
	Group F	Tórshavn	Oct 11, 2015	Faroe Islands	Romania	0:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bologna	Nov 17, 2015	Italy	Romania	2:2	RB				90'
		Giurgiu	Mar 23, 2016	Romania	Lithuania	1:0	on the bench
		Cluj-Napoca	Mar 27, 2016	Romania	Spain	0:0	RB				90'
		Como	May 25, 2016	Romania	DR Congo	1:1	RB				90'
		Turin	May 29, 2016	Romania	Ukraine	3:4	on the bench
		Bucharest	Jun 3, 2016	Romania	Georgia	5:1	RB				90'
	EURO 2016
	Group A	Saint Denis	Jun 10, 2016	France	Romania	2:1	RB				90'
	Group A	Paris	Jun 15, 2016	Romania	Switzerland	1:1	RB				90'
	Group A		Jun 19, 2016	Romania	Albania	0:1	RB	85'			90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Cluj-Napoca	Sep 4, 2016	Romania	Montenegro	1:1	DM				90'
	Group E	Yerevan	Oct 8, 2016	Armenia	Romania	0:5	CB				90'
	Group E	Astana	Oct 11, 2016	Kazakhstan	Romania	0:0	CB				90'
	Group E	Bucharest	Nov 11, 2016	Romania	Poland	0:3	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Grozny	Nov 15, 2016	Russia	Romania	1:0	CB				90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Cluj-Napoca	Mar 26, 2017	Romania	Denmark	0:0	CB				90'
	Group E	Warszawa	Jun 10, 2017	Poland	Romania	3:1	CB	28'			90'
	International Friendlies
		Cluj-Napoca	Jun 13, 2017	Romania	Chile	3:2	on the bench
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Bucharest	Sep 1, 2017	Romania	Armenia	1:0	Not in squad
	Group E	Podgorica	Sep 4, 2017	Montenegro	Romania	1:0	Not in squad
	Group E	Ploieşti	Oct 5, 2017	Romania	Kazakhstan	3:1	Not in squad
	Group E	København Ø.	Oct 8, 2017	Denmark	Romania	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Cluj-Napoca	Nov 9, 2017	Romania	Türkiye	2:0	RB			75'	75'
		Bucharest	Nov 14, 2017	Romania	Netherlands	0:3	Not in squad
		Netanya	Mar 24, 2018	Israel	Romania	1:2	CB				90'
			Mar 27, 2018	Romania	Sweden	1:0	CB				90'
		Hartberg	May 31, 2018	Romania	Chile	3:2	CB	33'			90'
		Ploieşti	Jun 5, 2018	Romania	Finland	2:0	CB			56'	56'
	UEFA Nations League C
	Group 4	Ploieşti	Sep 7, 2018	Romania	Montenegro	0:0	CB				90'
	Group 4	Belgrad	Sep 10, 2018	Serbia	Romania	2:2	CB				90'
	Group 4	Vilnius	Oct 11, 2018	Lithuania	Romania	1:2	CB				90'
	Group 4	Bucharest	Oct 14, 2018	Romania	Serbia	0:0	CB				90'
	Group 4	Ploieşti	Nov 17, 2018	Romania	Lithuania	3:0	CB				90'
	Group 4	Podgorica	Nov 20, 2018	Montenegro	Romania	0:1	CB				90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group F	Stockholm	Mar 23, 2019	Sweden	Romania	2:1	CB	82'			90'
	Group F	Cluj-Napoca	Mar 26, 2019	Romania	Faroe Islands	4:1	on the bench
	Group F	Oslo	Jun 7, 2019	Norway	Romania	2:2	CB				90'
	Group F	Attard	Jun 10, 2019	Malta	Romania	0:4	CB		35'		55'
Squad: 50, Starting eleven: 33, Substituted in: 3, On the bench: 14, Suspended: 0, Injured: 3,