Cristian Costin Dănălache (born 15 July 1982) is a Romanian professional football coach and former football player.
Career Dănălache began his career with Liga III club CS Otopeni in the 2003–04 season. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division at the end of the season. In 2006, he transferred to UTA Arad, where he got his first taste of Liga I football, before signing for Unirea Urziceni. After two and a half years with the club, Dănălache won the 2008–09 Liga I championship.
In 2010, he agreed to short-term deals in Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Jiangsu Sainty Before the 2011 season, the scouters of Jiangsu Sainty observed Dănălache a couple of times at the Turkish training camp. On 21 March 2011, Jiangsu Sainty formally announced the signing of the Romanian striker.
During his first months at Jiangsu Sainty, Dănălache didn not adapt well to life in his new surroundings. His game form finally began to rise under manager Dragan Okuka, who signed with Jiangsu in May. Dănălache got his first goal for the club on 29 May 2011, against Guizhou Renhe when he scored the winning goal to take a 1–0 victory.
League One On 28 February 2014, Dănălache transferred to China League One side Qingdao Jonoon .中能官方宣布达纳拉赫加盟 at sports.sina.com 28 February 2014 Retrieved 2014-02-28 In February 2015, Dănălache transferred to fellow China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.“达10”来了，雪豹新赛季有“新面孔” at news.ts.cn 10 February 2015 Retrieved 2015-02-10
On 20 January 2016, Dănălache joined K League 2 side Gyeongnam FC.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCS Otopeni2003–04Liga III 21–212004–05Liga II9100–912005–0622911–2310Total311032003412UTA Arad2006–07Liga I26222–284Unirea Urziceni2007–08Liga I27942–31112008–0920331202542009–10912300114Total561396206719Sportul Snagov2018–19Liga II21510–225 Al-Ettifaq2009–10Saudi Professional League8400–84Bnei Sakhnin2010–11Israeli Premier League10200–102Jiangsu Sainty2011Chinese Super League301310–31132012282310–292320131512000171Total733740007737Qingdao Jonoon2014China League One271031–3011Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard2015China League One272432–3026Gyeongnam2016K League 2381900–3819Daejeon Citizen2017K League 225910–269Career total342135261320370148
Honours Unirea Urziceni Romanian League: 2008–09 Romanian Cup runner-up: 2007–08
Jiangsu Sainty Chinese Super League runner-up: 2012
Individual Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: 2012 Chinese Super League Golden Boot winner: 2012 Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2012
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