Alexandru Pițurcă Biography
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. He was loaned in 2003 at 2. Bundesliga team Jahn Regensburg, but did not play there. 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. In 2006 Pițurcă signed with CSKA Sofia, where he played alongside fellow Romanians Florentin Petre and Eugen Trică. 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. Pițurcă retired in 2011 at age 27, after playing in Azerbaijan at Khazar Lankaran under coach Mircea Rednic.
Personal life
His father, Victor Pițurcă was a footballer and a coach.
Honours
Steaua București
- Divizia A: 2000–01
- Supercupa României: 2001
Universitatea Craiova
- Divizia B: 2005–06
Khazar Lankaran
- Azerbaijan Cup: 2010–11
References
External links
- Alexandru Pițurcă at WorldFootball.net
- Alexandru Pițurcă at Soccerway
