Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga III club Speed Academy.

A defensive midfielder, he was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature.

He played for the Romania minifootball national team with whom he won the 2023 WMF World Cup.

Career

Steaua București

Born in Galaţi, Bourceanu has played as a defensive midfielder for various local clubs. He transferred from Politehnica Timișoara to Steaua București in the summer of 2011. After just 10 league matches, Bourceanu became team's captain.[1]

Trabzonspor

On 3 February 2014, Trabzonspor completed a 3.5-year deal for an undisclosed fee for the 28-year-old midfielder who had less than six months left on his contract.[2] He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.[3]

Arsenal Tula

On 13 January 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side Arsenal Tula. The contract is for 1.5 years with an additional one-year extension option.[4]

Gloria Buzău

On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II club SCM Gloria Buzău.[5]

Career statistics

Club

[6][7][8][9]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunărea Galați 2004–05 Divizia B 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
2005–06 26 0 1 0 – – 27 0
2006–07 Liga II 24 2 0 0 – – 24 2
2007–08 32 5 0 0 – – 32 5
Total 96 7 1 0 – – 97 7
Oțelul Galați 2008–09 Liga I 31 1 1 0 – – 32 1
Politehnica Timișoara 2009–10 Liga I 29 1 0 0 9[a] 0 – 38 1
2010–11 25 1 2 0 4[b] 0 – 31 1
Total 54 2 2 0 13 0 – 69 2
Steaua București 2011–12 Liga I 31 0 2 0 9[b] 0 – 42 0
2012–13 32 3 0 0 12[b] 0 – 44 3
2013–14 17 0 2 0 11[c] 1 1[d] 0 31 1
Total 80 3 4 0 32 1 1 0 117 4
Trabzonspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 12 0 – 2[b] 0 – 14 0
Steaua București (loan) 2014–15 Liga I 11 0 2 0 3[b] 0 2[e] 0 18 0
Steaua București 2015–16 9 0 2 0 – 3[e] 0 14 0
2016–17 18 0 1 0 8[f] 0 0 0 27 0
Total 38 0 5 0 11 0 5 0 59 0
Arsenal Tula 2016–17 Russian Premier League 13 0 – – 2[g] 0 15 0
2017–18 20 0 1 0 – – 21 0
Total 33 0 1 0 – 2 0 36 0
Dunărea Călărași 2018–19 Liga I 22 0 2 0 – – 24 0
Gloria Buzău 2019–20 Liga II 7 0 – – – 7 0
Career total 373 13 16 0 58 1 7 0 455 14
  1. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Cupa Ligii
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2009 1 0
2010 0 0
2011 6 0
2012 10 0
2013 7 0
2014 3 0
Total 27 0

Honours

Steaua București

Speed Academy

References

  1. ^ Petrişor, Ionuţ (14 October 2011). "Bourceanu e cel mai forjat » "Gattuso" a ratat un singur meci de cînd a ajuns la Steaua" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu ile anlaşma sağlandı". Trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Steaua l-a imprumutat pe Bourceanu pentru un sezon!" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 31 August 2014.
  4. ^ АЛЕКСАНДРУ БУРЧАНУ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ АРСЕНАЛА (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "ESTE OFICIAL! ALEXANDRU BOURCEANU A SEMNAT CU SCM GLORIA BUZĂU" (in Romanian). SCM Gloria Buzău. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
  7. ^ Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
  8. ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu". European Football. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Bourceanu
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