About Cristian Sapunaru

Cristian Ionuț Săpunaru (born 5 April 1984) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor mainly as a central defender. He can also be deployed as a right back or a defensive midfielder.

He began his senior career in 2002 with Național București, and went on to make a name for himself at Rapid București. In 2008, he signed with Porto in Portugal where he won ten major honours over the course of four years, including the 2011 Europa League. After two additional seasons in Spain playing for Zaragoza and Elche, he returned to his native country in 2015.

A full international for Romania since 2008, Săpunaru represented the nation in two European Championships.