Alexandru Pițurcă

Alexandru Victorio Pițurcă (born 28 October 1983) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career Pițurcă was born on 28 October 1983 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1993 at Steaua București. He made his Divizia A debut on 13 June 2001, playing under the guidance of his father Victor in a 3–3 draw against Argeș Pitești in which he scored one goal. That was his only appearance, as the team won the title at the end of the season. Afterwards, Pițurcă made two appearances in the 2001–02 Champions League qualifying rounds, helping them get past Sloga Jugomagnat, but got eliminated in the following round by Dynamo Kyiv. He was loaned in 2003 to 2. Bundesliga team Jahn Regensburg, but played there only for the club's satellite team. He made his debut in the Bulgarian league on 1 October 2006 when coach Plamen Markov sent him in the 68th minute to replace Robert Petrov in a 1–0 away loss to Botev Plovdiv. On 28 October he scored a brace in a 6–0 win over Chernomorets Burgas. On 3 December 2010, he made his last Divizia A appearance in "U" Craiova's 2–1 away loss to CFR Cluj, totaling 100 matches with 15 goals in the competition.

Personal life His father, Victor, was a footballer and a coach.

Honours Steaua București Divizia A: 2000–01 Supercupa României: 2001 Universitatea Craiova Divizia B: 2005–06 Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan Cup: 2010–11