Alexandru Pițurcă

Alexandru Pițurcă
Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă
Date of birth	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
2000–2004	Steaua București
2003	→ Jahn Regensburg (loan)
2004–2005	FC Caracal
2005–2006	Universitatea Craiova
2006–2007	CSKA Sofia
2007–2009	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2009–2010	FC Brașov
2010–2011	Universitatea Craiova
2011	Khazar Lankaran
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2011

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

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]

His father, Victor Pițurcă was a footballer and a coach.^[2]^[6]^[7]

Steaua București

Universitatea Craiova

Khazar Lankaran

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Alexandru Pițurcă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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.