Corneliu Cristian Pulhac (born 17 August 1984) is a Romanian actor and former professional footballer who played as a left-back.Gheorghe Mihali și Junior Măcriș, prezentați la Academia Muscelul Câmpulung din Liga 4. gsp.ro

Club career Pulhac was born on 17 August 1984 in Iași, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1991 at local club Politehnica. In 1999 he moved to Sporting Pitești. He started his senior career at Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 23 March 2002, when coach Marin Ion sent him in the 78th minute to replace Vlad Munteanu in a 3–0 away victory against UM Timișoara. That would remain his only appearance in that season as they won the title. In the following season, Pulhac played in Divizia C for Poiana Câmpina, then a satellite team of Dinamo, helping them gain promotion to the second league. In the 2003–04 Divizia B season, he played in the first half for Poiana and in the second half for Sportul Studențesc, earning promotion to the first league with the latter.

In 2004 he returned to Dinamo, winning the 2004–05 Cupa României, being used by coach Ioan Andone the entire match in the 1–0 victory against Farul Constanța in the final. Pulhac helped The Red Dogs win the Supercupa României for the first time, as Andone used him the full 90 minutes in the 3–2 victory against rivals Steaua București. He also played eight games in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign when the team eliminated Everton with a historical 5–2 on aggregate, reaching the group stage. In the 2006–07 season he played 32 games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping Dinamo win the title. He also appeared in 12 matches, scoring one goal as the club reached the UEFA Cup round of 32 where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica. In the following season Dinamo had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Pulhac providing the assist for Ionel Dănciulescu's header that opened the scoring in the 1–1 draw in the first leg of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma. However, they did not qualify, losing with 3–1 the second leg.

In August 2010, Spanish side Hércules signed Pulhac on a season-long loan with an option to buy him permanently. There, he was teammates with David Trezeguet and Nelson Valdez. He made Primera División debut on 21 November under coach Esteban Vigo in a 3–0 away loss to Espanyol Barcelona. Pulhac played only nine matches in the competition, having to compete for a place in the team with Royston Drenthe. At the end of the season, the Spanish club didn't trigger the buy-option. He returned to Dinamo, winning the 2011–12 Cupa României as coach Dario Bonetti sent him in the 67th minute to replace Marius Alexe in the 1–0 victory against Rapid București in the final. Subsequently, Bonetti used him the entire match in the penalty shoot-out victory against CFR Cluj in the 2012 Supercupa României.

In January 2013 Pulhac terminated his contract with Dinamo after receiving an offer from Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala, for whom he went on to sign a two-year contract. Shortly after the appointment of Yuri Semin as manager, Pulhac was deemed surplus to requirements and told he could leave the club on 8 July 2013. In January 2014, Pulhac was still with Gabala and training with the youth team as he refused to leave the club. His contract with Gabala was finally terminated in August 2014. In December 2014, he signed a contract for 18 months with the Ekstraklasa side Zawisza Bydgoszcz. He returned to Romania in 2015, to play one season for Petrolul Ploiești in the Romanian first league, totaling 173 matches with two goals in the competition. Pulhac retired in 2017, after playing in the second league for Academica Clinceni.

International career Pulhac won six caps for Romania's under-21 team, scoring one goal. He appeared in three friendly games for Romania's senior side, making his debut under coach Victor Pițurcă on 26 May 2006 against Northern Ireland in a 2–0 win at Soldier Field in Chicago, playing 88 minutes. In 2007, he played in a 2–0 victory against Moldova. Pulhac made his last appearance for the national team on 20 August 2008 in a 1–0 win over Latvia.

Acting career After ending his football career, Pulhac transitioned to acting, appearing in TV shows like Exatlon and Stand-Up Revolution, and movies such as The Action Pack and Teambuilding.

Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDinamo București2001–02Liga I10 00—102004–05Liga I1122000—1322005–06Liga I2002080103102006–07Liga I32010121004512007–08Liga I2901040103502008–09Liga I1000020—1202009–10Liga I2903020—3102010–11Liga I200041—612011–12Liga I1503000—1802012–13Liga I170201010210 Total1662140332302164Poiana Câmpina (loan)2002–03Liga III80 ——802003–04Liga II30 ——30 Total110 ——110Sportul Studențesc (loan)2003–04Liga II110 ——110Hércules (loan)2010–11La Liga9020——110Gabala2012–13Azerbaijan Premier League10020——1202013–14Azerbaijan Premier League0000——002014–15Azerbaijan Premier League000000—00 Total1002000—120Zawisza Bydgoszcz2014–15Ekstraklasa70———70Petrolul Ploiești2015–16Liga I7000——70Aris Limassol2016–17Cypriot First Division0000——00Academica Clinceni2016–17Liga II13000——1302017–18Liga II17000——170 Total30000——300 Career total2512180332303054

Honours Sportul Studențesc Divizia B: 2003–04 Dinamo București Liga I: 2001–02, 2006–07 Cupa României: 2004–05, 2011–12 Supercupa României: 2005, 2012

Filmography Film 2022 — Teambuilding as Shobbi. 2023 — The Action Pack as Dinica. Television 2019 — Exatlon Cup — Self (Romania). 2022 — Stand-Up Revolution — Self / competitor (2 episodes).

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