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 (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

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

• Divizia A: 2000–01^[1]
• Supercupa României: 2001^[1]

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia B: 2005–06^[1]

Khazar Lankaran

• Azerbaijan Cup: 2010–11^[1]