Pintea moved to
Râmnicu Vâlcea at the age of sixteen and began her career at
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea before signing for
HC Zalău from the academy at the Centrul Național Olimpic de Excelență Râmnicu Vâlcea (CNOE Râmnicu Vâlcea) in 2009 by
Gheorghe Tadici. She was also the runner-up of the
2011–12 EHF Cup competition. In October 2015, following a lengthy dispute over a new contract, she was signed by
Thüringer HC. She then went on to help THC win Bundesliga title in the 2015–16 season, and the DHB-Supercup next season as well. A year later, Pintea signed for
Paris 92 in France where she was named in the
Championnat de France Team of the Year for season 2017–18. She joined
Győri ETO KC under
Ambros Martín's leadership, and helped the club win
treble in 2018–19. Győr allowed Crina Pintea to leave the club at the end of the season, honouring a
gentlemen's agreement. In the summer 2019,
CSM București announced that they have signed Pintea after only half a year with ETO. Pintea made her senior debut for Romania in September 2012 after previously being capped by Romania youth team at under-19 level. She was chosen in Romania's squads for the 2013, 2015 and 2017 IHF World Championships and EHF Euro 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. ==Achievements==