Adrian Anca

Adrian Gheorghe Anca (born 27 March 1976) is a former Romanian football striker and manager.

Playing career Anca, nicknamed Caniggia, was born on 27 March 1976 in Diosig, Romania and began playing football in 1998 at Divizia C club Crișul Aleșd. In 2001 he went to play at Divizia B level, signing with IS Campia Turzii. He scored his first goal on 18 March in Gloria's 3–1 home loss to Farul Constanța.

In the 2003–04 season, he returned to Divizia B, joining CFR Cluj where he would score 24 goals to help the team earn promotion to the first division, making a partnership in the offence with Cosmin Tilincă. In the following season, Anca scored 11 goals to help his side avoid relegation, starting with the opening goal in a 1–1 draw against Rapid București, also scoring two doubles in two 4–2 wins over Apulum Alba Iulia and Dinamo București. Under coach Dorinel Munteanu, he played ten games in the 2005 Intertoto Cup campaign as CFR got past Vėtra, Athletic Bilbao, Saint-Étienne and Žalgiris, scoring four goals —two against each of the Lithuanian teams— with the team reaching the final where they were defeated 4–2 on aggregate by Lens. In the 2007–08 season, Anca helped CFR win for the first time in the club's history the championship and the cup, being used in five league matches by coach Ioan Andone.

In the summer of 2008, he joined Oțelul Galați, but after only two months he cancelled his contract and signed with Gloria Bistrița to be closer to his wife who was about to give birth. With Gloria he made his last Divizia A appearance on 15 August 2009 in a 0–0 draw against Astra Ploiești, totaling 113 matches with 25 goals in the competition and 13 games with six goals in the Intertoto Cup. He was an assistant coach besides him playing for the club. In June 2010 he was appointed head coach of Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei, but in October of the same year his contract was terminated. In 2011, Anca was for 11 months coach of Bihorul Beiuș in the third league.

Honours CFR Cluj Liga I: 2007–08 Cupa României: 2007–08 Divizia B: 2003–04 Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2005