Cristian Podea (born February 22, 1979 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian rugby union player and coach. He played as a scrum-half.
Club career
During his career, Podea played for Universitatea Cluj, Dinamo București, CSU Arad, Timișoara, Baia Mare and again for Universitatea Cluj.
International career
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.