Alexandru Bourceanu
 Bourceanu with Arsenal Tula in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unirea Dej (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salbero Galați | |||
| –2004 | Dunărea Galați | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dunărea Galați | 96 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Oțelul Galați | 31 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Politehnica Timișoara | 54 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Steaua București | 80 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Trabzonspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Steaua București (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Steaua București | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal Tula | 33 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dunărea Călărași | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | Gloria Buzău | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Speed Academy | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Speed Academy | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 376 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Romania | 27 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | LPS HD Clinceni (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Speed Academy | ||
| 2026– | Unirea Dej | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga III club Unirea Dej.
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 national minifootball team with whom he won the 2023 WMF World Cup.
Career
[edit]Steaua București
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II club SCM Gloria Buzău.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | 69 | 2 | |||
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | Liga I | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | – | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 80 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 4 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3[f] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[g] | 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[h] | 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 | |||
| Speed Academy | 2022–23 | Liga IV | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1[i] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 376 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 459 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Includes Cupa României, Russian Cup
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
- 1 2 Appearances in Cupa Ligii
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Liga IV promotion play-offs
International
[edit]| 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
[edit]Steaua București
- Liga I: 2012–13, 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supercupa României: 2013
Speed Academy
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Steaua l-a imprumutat pe Bourceanu pentru un sezon!" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 31 August 2014.
- ↑ АЛЕКСАНДРУ БУРЧАНУ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ АРСЕНАЛА (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "ESTE OFICIAL! ALEXANDRU BOURCEANU A SEMNAT CU SCM GLORIA BUZĂU" (in Romanian). SCM Gloria Buzău. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
- ↑ Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ↑ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ↑ "Alexandru Bourceanu". European Football. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Alexandru Bourceanu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alexandru Bourceanu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alexandru Bourceanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway (archive)
- Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net (archive)
- Alexandru Bourceanu at the Turkish Football Federation
- Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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- FCSB players
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