Antonini Čulina

Antonini Čulina

Personal information
Full name	Antonini Čulina
Date of birth	(1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 (age 33)
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

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

1. Antonini Čulina preuzeo ulogu asistenta sportske administracije at HNK Rijeka official site
2. Antonini Čulina preuzeo ulogu asistenta sportske administracije at HNK Rijeka official site
3. HRnogomet.com
4. "MERCATO GIALLOBLU – ANTONINI ČULINA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA VITERBESE" (Press release) (in Italian). Viterbese. 13 September 2019.
5. "Antonini Čulina è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 31 January 2020.
6. "הפועל עפולה: קשר קרואטי סיכם ויצטרף השבוע לקבוצה". Emeknews (in Hebrew). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
7. 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