Antonini Čulina | |
Fullname: | Antonini Čulina |
Birth Date: | 1992 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Zadar, Croatia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2003 |
Youthclubs1: | Zadar |
Youthyears2: | 2004–2005 |
Youthclubs2: | Hajduk Pridraga |
Youthyears3: | 2005–2008 |
Youthclubs3: | Dalmatinac Crno |
Youthyears4: | 2008–2011 |
Youthclubs4: | Rijeka |
Currentclub: | Rijeka (assistant sporting director) |
Years1: | 2009–2015 |
Clubs1: | Rijeka |
Caps1: | 71 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Years2: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs2: | → Spezia (loan) |
Caps2: | 17 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2015 |
Clubs3: | → Varese (loan) |
Caps3: | 10 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs4: | Lugano |
Caps4: | 33 |
Goals4: | 10 |
Years5: | 2018 |
Caps5: | 16 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2019 |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2019–2020 |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2020 |
Clubs8: | Padova |
Caps8: | 4 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2020–2021 |
Caps9: | 18 |
Goals9: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Nationalyears3: | 2012–2013 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Nationalyears4: | 2012–2013 |
Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 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]
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]
He has also been capped for Croatia's Under-19 and Under-21 side.