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 Steaua București 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.
Trabzonspor 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. He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.
Arsenal Tula 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.
Gloria Buzău On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II club SCM Gloria Buzău.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDunărea Galați2004–05Divizia B14000––1402005–0626010––2702006–07Liga II24200––2422007–0832500––325Total967100000977Oțelul Galați2008–09Liga I31110––321Politehnica Timișoara2009–10Liga I2910090–3812010–112512040–311Total5422013000692Steaua București2011–12Liga I3102090–4202012–1332300120–4432013–141702011110311Total80340321101174Trabzonspor2013–14Süper Lig120–20–140Steaua București (loan)2014–15Liga I110203020180Steaua București2015–16Liga I9020–301402016–17180108000270Total270308030410Arsenal Tula2016–17Russian Premier League130––201502017–1820010––210Total330100020360Dunărea Călărași2018–19Liga I22020––240Gloria Buzău2019–20Liga II70–––70Speed Academy2022–23Liga IV30–––302023–2400––1010Total3000001040Career total376131605818045914
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania2009102010002011602012100201370201430Total270
Honours Steaua București Liga I: 2012–13, 2014–15 Cupa României: 2014–15 Cupa Ligii: 2014–15, 2015–16 Supercupa României: 2013
Speed Academy Liga IV – Argeș County: 2023–24
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