Emmanuel Culio

Early career

Born in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Culio began his football career at Flandria after being scouted in the street when he was nineteen. He previously went on trial at Argentinos Juniors despite living 100 km from the capital but failed to earn a contract after his grandmother, who gave him money to travel at Argentinos Juniors, suffered an illness and gave up football as a result. Throughout his time at Flandria, he quickly worked his through to the first team, establishing himself in the starting eleven for the side. He also scored once for the side during his time there. In 2004, Culio moved to Almagro, where he received a handful of first team appearances, making eight appearances.

Independiente, Racing Club

On 13 July 2005, he joined Independiente. Culio made his Club Atlético Independiente debut on 7 August 2005, in a 4–2 win over Lanús. However, he only made one appearances for the side, as his time at the club was overshadowed by injuries. It was announced that he was expected to leave the club following the 2005–06 season. On 25 July 2006, Culio then joined Racing Club ahead of the 2006–07 season. However, he spent the first four months on the substitute bench. On 8 November 2006, Culio made his Racing Club debut, in a 3–2 loss against Banfield. His time at Racing Club was overshadowed when he was involved in an alteration with Cristian Pino, which was eventually solved. Despite this, he went on to make three appearances for…

Outside of football, Culio has a job at the construction, having worked there since he was thirteen, along with his father and brother. He said he worked in construction to earn a living and played football in his spare time. Culio is married to his wife and together, they have two daughters and one son. He also expressed interests in obtaining a Romanian Citizenship despite struggling to speak the language at first. When he first joined CFR Cluj, Culio stated that he was treated as Romanian, along with his family. He further previously stated that he wanted to play for Romania instead of his native country on three separate statements. In December 2019, Culio decided to leave CFR Cluj for personal reasons and to return with his family to Argentina. In addition to speaking Spanish, Culio was learning Russian in hopes of joining a Russian club, which never happened.

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 Cupa României: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Supercupa României: 2009, 2010, 2018 Individual

Liga I Team of the Championship play-offs: 2017–18, Liga I Team of the Season: 2017–18