Dan Alexa
Alexa (2004)
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Timişoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Concordia Chiajna (Manager) | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Romania U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2011 | Romania | 6 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Poli Timișoara | ||
| 2015–2016 | Rapid București | ||
| 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2017– | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Dan Alexa (born 28 October 1979 in Timişoara) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of Concordia Chiajna.
After he ended his playing career, Alexa became a manager. His first job was at Poli Timișoara, in March 2014.
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.
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.
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.
He returned to Dinamo in 2006 just for a few months playing 13 matches, scoring a goal.
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 teammate 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.
...
Wikipedia