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Dan Alexa (born 28 October 1979) is a Romanian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently in charge of Liga II club Tunari.
Club career
= Early career
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Although born in Banat, Alexa was considered disposable while at UM Timișoara in 1998, and he moved to Rocar București where he helped his side reach the 2000–01 Romanian Cup final.
= Dinamo București
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After several years with short spells at FC Timișoara and Universitatea Craiova, Alexa got his big chance as Dinamo București decided to transfer him. His performances were of a high caliber 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.
= Beijing Hyundai
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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.
= Dinamo București
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He returned to Dinamo in 2006 just for a few months playing 13 matches, scoring one goal.
= Politehnica Timișoara
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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 kept Poli in the battle for the title, however Poli finished 5th, losing their last three matches.
= Rapid București
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On 4 June 2011, the former captain of Politehnica Timișoara signed a two-year contract with Rapid București following the relegation of Poli.
= Anorthosis Famagusta
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On 24 June 2012, Dan Alexa signed with the Cyprus First Division football club, Anorthosis Famagusta, on a free transfer. He signed a reported €250,000/yr contract with the club.
International career
Alexa was first called up by the national team in 2004. Later in 2010, he was called up for a friendly match against Italy after a six-year absence. Alexa scored his first goals for Romania in a 2–2 draw against Ukraine at Cyprus International Cup 2011. However, Romania were eliminated from the tournament, after losing on penalty kicks 4–2.
Managerial career
After he ended his playing career, Alexa became a manager. His first job was at ACS Poli Timișoara, in March 2014. Since 23 August 2017 he was manager of Dunărea Călărași until summer of 2019. Then he was named manager of Astra Giurgiu.
Career statistics
Managerial statistics
As of 27 April 2024
Honours
= Player
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UM Timișoara
Divizia C: 1998–99
Rocar București
Cupa României runner-up: 2000–01
Dinamo București
Divizia A: 2003–04
Cupa României: 2002–03, 2003–04
Politehnica Timișoara
Cupa României runner-up: 2006–07, 2008–09
= Coach
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ACS Poli Timișoara
Liga II: 2014–15
Rapid București
Liga II: 2015–16
Dunărea Călărași
Liga II: 2017–18
CSM Reșița
Liga III: 2021–22
References
External links
Dan Alexa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Dan Alexa at National-Football-Teams.com
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