Petru Țurcaș

Petru Țurcaș (born 16 May 1976, in Timișoara) is a retired Romanian footballer.

Club career Țurcaș was born on 16 May 1976 in Timișoara, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club Politehnica. On 6 April 1994 he made his Divizia A debut when coach Emerich Dembrovschi sent him at halftime to replace Ioan Almășan in Politehnica's 6–3 away loss to Oțelul Galați. The team was relegated to Divizia B at the end of his first season. In 2008 he returned to Gloria Bistrița where on 22 May 2010 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 2–1 away loss to Rapid București, totaling 70 matches in the competition.

International career Țurcaș played for Romania's under-16 national team in the 1992 European Under-16 Championship under the guidance of coach Marcel Pigulea.

Between 1993 and 1996 he made several appearances for Romania's under-18, under-21 and under-23 squads.

Honours Politehnica Timișoara Divizia B: 1994–95 Unirea Alba Iulia Divizia B: 2002–03 CFR Cluj Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2005