Giani Kiriță was born on 3 March 1977 in Bucharest, growing up in the Pantelimon neighborhood, where he started playing Football at around the age of 11 at the children's club, Turistul Lebăda.

[1][5][6][9] Kiriță won his second league title in the 2001–02 season, coaches Dinu and Marin Ion giving him 28 matches in which he scored two goals.

[1][5][6][10] In 2003, Kiriță went to play in the Turkish Süper Lig at Samsunspor, Gaziantepspor, Ankaragücü and Bursaspor, with the latter managing to win the 2009–10 Süper Lig while working with coach Ertuğrul Sağlam, this being the first title in the club's history which was won with one point above the team from the second place, Fenerbahçe, Kiriță appearing in eight games in which he scored one goal in a 1–0 victory against Gaziantepspor.

[1][6][11] In January 2012, he returned to play in Romania, signing with FCM Târgu Mureș, where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 21 May 2012 in a 2–1 loss in front of FC Brașov.

[1] Giani Kiriță played four games at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach László Bölöni in a friendly which ended 1–1 with Poland.