Alexandru Pițurcă | |
Fullname: | Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Birth Date: | 1983 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthyears1: | 1993–2000 |
Youthclubs1: | Steaua București |
Years1: | 2000–2004 |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2003 |
Clubs2: | → Jahn Regensburg (loan) |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2004–2005 |
Caps3: | 27 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Years4: | 2005–2006 |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2007–2009 |
Caps6: | 51 |
Goals6: | 8 |
Years7: | 2009–2010 |
Caps7: | 5 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2010–2011 |
Caps8: | 25 |
Goals8: | 6 |
Years9: | 2011 |
Caps9: | 4 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 273 |
Totalgoals: | 25 |
Pcupdate: | 14 March 2011 |
Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă (born 28 October 1983) is a retired Romanian footballer.
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] He was loaned in 2003 at 2. Bundesliga team Jahn Regensburg, but did not play there.[1] 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] In 2006 Pițurcă signed with CSKA Sofia, where he played alongside fellow Romanians Florentin Petre and Eugen Trică.[2] 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] Pițurcă retired in 2011 at age 27, after playing in Azerbaijan at Khazar Lankaran under coach Mircea Rednic.[3] [4]
His father, Victor Pițurcă was a footballer and a coach.[1] [5] [6]
Steaua București
2001Universitatea Craiova
2005–06Khazar Lankaran