Alexandru Pițurcă

Alexandru Pițurcă
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă
Date of birth (1983-10-28) 28 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
1993–2000 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Steaua București 19 (1)
2003 → Jahn Regensburg (loan) 0 (0)
2004–2005 FC Caracal 27 (8)
2005–2006 Universitatea Craiova 11 (0)
2006–2007 CSKA Sofia 4 (2)
2007–2009 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 51 (8)
2009–2010 FC Brașov 5 (0)
2010–2011 Universitatea Craiova 25 (6)
2011 Khazar Lankaran 4 (0)
Total 273 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2011

Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă (born 28 October 1983) is a retired Romanian footballer.

Career

Alexandru Pițurcă started his career under the guidance of his father, Victor Pițurcă at Steaua București, making his Divizia A debut on 13 June 2001 in a 3–3 in which he scored a goal against Argeș Pitești.[1][2] He was loaned in 2003 at 2. Bundesliga team Jahn Regensburg, but did not play there.[1][2] From 2004 until 2006 he spent two seasons in Divizia B at FC Caracal and Universitatea Craiova, helping the latter win promotion to Divizia A.[1][2] In 2006 Pițurcă signed with CSKA Sofia, where he played alongside fellow Romanians Florentin Petre and Eugen Trică.[1][3] In the following years he went to play for Pandurii Târgu Jiu, FC Brașov and Universitatea Craiova, having a total of 100 Divizia A appearances in which he scored 15 goals, he also has two games played in the 2001–02 Champions League.[1][2] Pițurcă retired in 2011 at age 27, after playing in Azerbaijan at Khazar Lankaran under coach Mircea Rednic.[1][4][5]

Personal life

His father, Victor Pițurcă was a footballer and a coach.[2][6][7]

Honours

Steaua București

Universitatea Craiova

Khazar Lankaran

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Alexandru Pițurcă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Alexandru Piţurcă: "Nu mă compar cu tata!"" [Alexandru Piţurcă: "I can't compare myself with my father!"] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Adevărul i-a vizitat pe românii de la ŢSKA Sofia" [Adevărul visited the Romanians from ŢSKA Sofia] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Alex Pițurcă, la Khazar Lankaran" [Alex Pițurcă, at Khazar Lankaran] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Piţurcă jr. s-a lăsat de fotbal la 27 de ani şi s-a apucat de poker!" [Piţurcă jr. quit football at the age of 27 and started playing poker!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Alexandru Piţurcă, program separat de pregătire: "Tata e dur cu mine"" [Alexandru Piţurcă, separate training schedule: "My father is tough with me"] (in Romanian). 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.