| Silvian Cristescu | |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Grojdibodu, Romania |
| Height: | 1.78m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Universitatea Craiova (sporting director) |
| Youthclubs1: | Universitatea Craiova |
| Years1: | 1989–1991 |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 1991–1998 |
| Clubs2: | FC U Craiova |
| Caps2: | 185 |
| Goals2: | 28 |
| Years3: | 1998 |
| Clubs3: | Extensiv Craiova |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1999 |
| Clubs4: | Panelefsiniakos |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs5: | FC U Craiova |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs6: | BFC Dynamo |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Years7: | 2001 |
| Clubs7: | Extensiv Craiova |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 2002 |
| Clubs8: | Steaua București |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs9: | Extensiv Craiova |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 330 |
| Totalgoals: | 63 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1993 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 April 2019 |
| Ntupdate: | 30 April 2019 |
Silvian Cristescu (born 29 October 1970) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for CS Universitatea Craiova, FC Universitatea Craiova, Extensiv Craiova, Panelefsiniakos, BFC Dynamo and Steaua București. After retirement Cristescu was the vice-president of FC Universitatea Craiova and since 2014 is the sporting director of CS Universitatea Craiova.[1]
Captain of the white and blues in various occasions and with over 230 matches played for Craiova, both CS and FC, Cristescu was nicknamed "Il Capitano" (the captain).[1]
Silvian Cristescu made its debut for Romania on 31 January 1993 in a match against Ecuador, playing in total 5 matches, but without scoring any goal.