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Alex Zotincă

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Alex Zotincă
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Florin Zotincă[1]
Date of birth (1977-01-22) 22 January 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Sibiu, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Inter Sibiu 51 (4)
1998–1999 Steaua București 8 (0)
1999–2000 Gaz Metan Mediaș 12 (1)
2000–2003 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 118 (65)
2003–2006 Kansas City Wizards 85 (3)
2007–2008 Chivas USA 26 (0)
2010 Chivas USA 1 (0)
Total 301 (73)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Chivas Jr. (U-14 Head coach)
2011– United FC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Florin Zotincă (born 22 January 1977 in Sibiu) is a Romanian-American former professional football defender and current coach. His older brother, Dorin was also a footballer.[2][3]

Career

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Zotinca began his career with local club FC Inter Sibiu, where he played from 1995 to 1998. In 1998, he moved to Steaua București, where he would play from 1998 to 2000, and with whom he would appear in the UEFA Cup.

In 2000, Zotinca won a United States Green Card in an immigration lottery, and left Romania for America.[4] He played for three years for the Kansas City Comets of the MISL, being named to the All-Rookie team in 2000–01, and the All-Star team in 2002–03. Near the beginning of the 2003 MLS season, Zotinca was signed by the Wizards. He did well in his first year, starting 14 games and playing 1239 minutes in a variety of positions for the Wizards. In 2004, Zotinca firmly established himself at the right back position, and played most of the team's minutes there, appearing in 25 games and playing 1779 minutes. He played a similarly important role during the next two seasons, but failed to sign a new contract with the team for the 2007 season and was traded to Chivas USA. Zotinca started 20 games for the club during 2007, but played a diminished role in the next season due at a torn ACL, starting only 4 games, and was waived by Chivas USA on 28 November 2008.

After a two-year layoff from professional football, Zotincă was re-signed by Chivas USA on 4 June 2010 to strengthen their defensive unit.[5]

After the 2010 MLS season, Zotincă retired due to a back injury and additional knee surgery.

Coaching career

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After the end of his playing career, he was part of the Chivas USA Youth team coaching staff.[6] In December, 2011, he has worked as head coach of United Futebol Club in San Juan Capistrano.[7] He had other coaching roles at Irvine High School and Irvine Valley College.

He also spent several years as a Talent Development Manager at US Soccer and then was in charge of Domestic Scouting at the LA Galaxy for their Youth Academy.

In July 2023, he was named assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the men’s soccer team at Soka University of America.[8]

Honours

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Club

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Steaua Bucharest
Gaz Metan Mediaș
Sporting Kansas City
Individual

Personal life

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Zotinca was married to Carmen from 2004 to 2009, and they have a daughter named Leila. In 2012, he married Amanda, with whom he has two daughters.

References

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  1. 1 2 Alex Zotincă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ "Alex Zotinca e dorit in nationala americana" [Alex Zotinca is wanted in the American national team] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Zotinca joaca marea finala in America" [Zotinca plays the great final in America] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 13 November 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Collin, Phil (8 November 2008). "Lucky Man: Chivas USA's Zotinca lives through difficult times in Romania, then stars in U.S." Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Chivas USA sign Romanian defender Zotinca". Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Academy Staff Bios". Chivas USA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Boys Program – United Futbol Club". Archived from the original on 11 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Zotinca Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator". SokaAthletics.com. Soka University of America. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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