Career
Munteanu started to play football at, where he was one of the most talented players. In March 1997, aged 18, he made his first-team debut in a Divizia A game against Rapid Bucharest. UD Salamanca paid 1,800,000 dollars for Munteanu"s transfer from Steaua, where he played until 2001 when he was bought by Atlético Madrid, but he was loaned to Espanyol Barcelona and then Albacete.
He has also played for Real Murcia.
He has been capped 17 by Romania and scored one goal.