Cristian Podea (born 22 February 1979 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian rugby union player and coach.

[3] Podea gathered 9 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2001 to his last game in 2003.

He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003 playing one match against host country, the Wallabies.

Since 2019, Podea is the current team manager of U Cluj Rugby, which plays in the Romanian SuperLiga.

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