Antonini Čulina

Antonini Čulina (born 27 January 1992) is a Croatian former football player who last played as a midfielder for Hapoel Afula in Israel, as of July 2021 working as HNK Rijeka's assistant sporting director.

Club career Čulina has spent the first three years of his career with HNK Rijeka, scoring 9 goals and becoming a regular starter. In July 2013, Rijeka loaned Čulina to Spezia in Italy's Serie B. Following two seasons on loan with Spezia and Varese, in mid-2015 Čulina signed for Lugano.

On 13 September 2019, he returned to Italy, signing with Serie C club Viterbese.

On 31 January 2020, he signed a contract with Padova until the end of the season, with the club holding an option to extend it for the 2020–21 season.

On 7 December 2020 signed in Hapoel Afula.

On 2 July 2021 HNK Rijeka announced Čulina's retirement from professional football and that he would join the club as assistant to their sporting director, Robert Palikuća.

International He has also been capped for Croatia's Under-19 and Under-21 side.