Alexandru_Piţurcă
Alexandru Pițurcă
Romanian footballer
Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă (born 28 October 1983) is a retired Romanian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-10-28) 28 October 1983 (age 40) | ||
| 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 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]
His father, Victor Pițurcă was a footballer and a coach.[2][6][7]
Steaua București
Universitatea Craiova
Khazar Lankaran
- Alexandru Pițurcă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- "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.
- "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.
- "Alex Pițurcă, la Khazar Lankaran" [Alex Pițurcă, at Khazar Lankaran] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Alexandru Pițurcă at WorldFootball.net
- Alexandru Pițurcă at Soccerway