Career
From October 2015, he is the head coach of Botoșani. Cristian Pustai played as a striker for Gaz Metan Mediaş, Unirea Alba Iulia and Chimica Târnăveni. He is credited for scoring 170 goals for these teams.
Chimica Târnăveni
He began his coaching career at Chimica Târnăveni, towards the end of the 1999-2000 edition of Division B, when he led the team as a playing-coach.
He quit his job there after the team was relegated from the Liga III. Afterwards he became a math teacher. Gaz Metan Mediaş
In 2003 he became a part of Gaz Metan Mediaş"s staff, coaching the youth teams.
In 2007 Pustai was appointed head coach of then Liga II club Gaz Metan Mediaş. In the 2011-2012 season Gaz Metan Mediaş played in the Union of European Football Associations Europa League under his command.
They managed to knock out Mainz 05, but were subsequently knocked out by Austria Wien.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
In January 2013, Pustai took over Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Starting its European adventure from the second qualifying round, Pandurii qualified in the group stage after surprisingly eliminating Sporting Braga with 2-0, after the pandurs were defeated with 0-1. In the championship, Pandurii failed to maintain its position between the first squads, and after a poor serie of results which led the team to fall to the sixth place, Pustai resigned on 23 April 2014.
American Statistical Association Târgu Mureș
On 30 September 2014, he signed a contract with American Statistical Association Târgu Mureș.
He was sacked on 29 December 2014. Rapid București
On 8 January 2015, he was announced as the new head coach of Rapid București.
His objective is to save the team from its precarious position, the 18th in Liga I. He was however sacked on 14 April 2015 due to poor results. He was replaced by Cristiano Bergodi.
