Dan Alexa

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Dan Alexa
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Alexa (2004)
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-28) 28 October 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Timişoara, Romania
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Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 UM Timişoara - (-)
1999–2001 Rocar Bucureşti 44 (2)
2001 Politehnica Timișoara 4 (0)
2002 Universitatea Craiova 15 (0)
2002–2004 Dinamo Bucureşti 47 (1)
2004–2005 Beijing Guoan 40 (0)
2006 Dinamo Bucureşti 13 (1)
2006–2011 Politehnica Timișoara 126 (5)
2011–2012 Rapid Bucureşti 25 (3)
2012–2014 Anorthosis Famagusta 40 (4)
International career
2000 Romania U-21 1 (0)
2004–2011 Romania 6 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Poli Timișoara
2015– Rapid București
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dan Alexa (born 28 October 1979 in Timişoara) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1]

After he ended his playing career, Alexa became a manager. His first job was at Poli Timișoara, in March 2014.

Club career

Early career

Although born in Banat, Alexa was considered disposable while at UM Timișoara in 1998, and he moved to Rocar Bucureşti where he helped his side reach the 2000–01 Romanian Cup final.

Dinamo București

After several years there and short spells at FC Timişoara and Universitatea Craiova, Alexa got his big chance as Dinamo Bucharest decided to transfer him. His performances were of a high calibre throughout the two seasons he spent there, but he also got a reputation for being an extremely aggressive player. In two years he scored 1 goal in 47 appearances.

Beijing Hyundai

His consequent move to Beijing Hyundai saw him leave Romania for two years. In a friendly match against Real Madrid he was selected man of the match.[2]

Dinamo București

He returned to Dinamo in 2006 just for a few months playing 13 matches, scoring a goal.

Politehnica Timișoara

In the summer of the same year, Politehnica boss Marian Iancu decided to bring Alexa - by then, a real "persona non grata" in Timișoara, due to his pledge of loyalty to Dinamo - back to the city where he started his career, together with team-mate Ştefan Grigorie. The fans protested at Alexa's arrival in Timișoara through several banners and chants, but the club's management remained unimpressed. Alexa himself stated that he had made those statements out of necessity and that he will do all he can to prove to the fans that he is a real professional.A few months after his arrival, Alexa became the captain of Poli. He is nicknamed "the surgeon" because he inflicted many injuries requiring surgery to opposing players. On 19 April 2010, he scored the equaliser goal in the 98th minute against CFR Cluj and mentain Poli in battle for the title, however Poli finished 5th, losing the last 3 matches.

Rapid București

On 4 June 2011, the former captain of Politehnica Timişoara signed a two-year contract with Rapid Bucureşti following the relegation of Poli.[3]

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 24 June 2012, Dan Alexa signed with the Cyprus First Division football club, Anorthosis Famagusta, on a free transfer. He signed a reported €250,000/yr contract with the club.[4]

International career

Alexa was first called up by the national team in 2004. Later in 2010, he was called up for a friendly match against Italy after a six-year absence.[5] Alexa scored his first goals for Romania in a 2–2 draw against Ukraine at Cyprus International Cup 2011.[6] However, Romania were eliminated from the tournament, after losing on penalty kicks 4–2.

International stats

Romania national team
Year Apps Goals
2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 1 0
2011 4 2
Total 6 2

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 February 2011 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Ukraine 1–2 2-2 Friendly
2 8 February 2011 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Ukraine 2–2 2-2 Friendly

Honours

Player

UM Timişoara
Dinamo Bucureşti

Coach

Poli Timișoara

References

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External links

  • Dan Alexa at RomanianSoccer.ro
  • Dan Alexa at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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