Antonini Čulina
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonini Čulina | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zadar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka (assistant sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Zadar | ||
| 2004–2005 | Hajduk Pridraga | ||
| 2005–2008 | Dalmatinac Crno | ||
| 2008–2011 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Rijeka | 71 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | → Spezia (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Varese (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Lugano | 33 | (10) |
| 2018 | Cracovia | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Inter Zaprešić | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Viterbese | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | Padova | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Afula | 18 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Croatia U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Antonini Čulina (born 27 January 1992) is a Croatian former[1] football player who last played as a midfielder for Hapoel Afula in Israel, as of July 2021 working as HNK Rijeka's assistant sporting director.[2]
Club career
[edit]Čulina has spent the first three years of his career with HNK Rijeka, scoring 9 goals and becoming a regular starter.[3] In July 2013, Rijeka loaned Čulina to Spezia in Italy's Serie B. Following two seasons on loan with Spezia and Varese, in mid-2015 Čulina signed for Lugano.
On 13 September 2019, he returned to Italy, signing with Serie C club Viterbese.[4]
On 31 January 2020, he signed a contract with Padova until the end of the season, with the club holding an option to extend it for the 2020–21 season.[5]
On 7 December 2020 signed in Hapoel Afula.[6]
On 2 July 2021 HNK Rijeka announced Čulina's retirement from professional football and that he would join the club as assistant to their sporting director, Robert Palikuća.[7]
International
[edit]He has also been capped for Croatia's Under-19 and Under-21 side.
References
[edit]- ^ Antonini Čulina preuzeo ulogu asistenta sportske administracije at HNK Rijeka official site
- ^ Antonini Čulina preuzeo ulogu asistenta sportske administracije at HNK Rijeka official site
- ^ HRnogomet.com
- ^ "MERCATO GIALLOBLU – ANTONINI ČULINA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA VITERBESE" (Press release) (in Italian). Viterbese. 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Antonini Čulina è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 31 January 2020.
- ^ "הפועל עפולה: קשר קרואטי סיכם ויצטרף השבוע לקבוצה". Emeknews (in Hebrew). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Antonini Čulina preuzeo ulogu asistenta sportske administracije at HNK Rijeka official site
External links
[edit]- Antonini Čulina at Soccerway
- Antonini Čulina at the Croatian Football Federation
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