Alexandru Pițurcă

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

Alexandru Pițurcă
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă
Date of birth (1983-10-28) 28 October 1983
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

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. Alexandru Pițurcă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "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.
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