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
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
He has also been capped for Croatia's Under-19 and Under-21 side.
References
- ^ 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
- Antonini Čulina at Soccerway
- Antonini Čulina at the Croatian Football Federation
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