Alexandru Curtean

Alexandru Curtean

Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Paul Curtean
Date of birth	(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987
Place of birth	Sibiu, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Poli Timișoara
Number	8
Youth career
	Șoimii Sibiu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2009	Gaz Metan Mediaș	77	(16)
2009–2011	Politehnica Timișoara	47	(3)
2012–2013	Dinamo Bucureşti	62	(8)
2014	Botev Plovdiv	12	(3)
2014–2015	Gaz Metan Mediaș	19	(2)
2015–	Poli Timișoara	12	(1)
International career
2008	Romania U-21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2015

Alexandru Curtean (born 27 March 1987 in Sibiu) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Poli Timișoara as a midfielder.

Personal

Curtean grew up in a family of athletes; his father, Dan Curtean, was a football player in the early 1980s and played for Șoimii Sibiu, Steaua București, Olt Scornicești and Luceafărul București. His mother, Carmen, was a professional handball player, and his sister, Daciana, is also an active handball player.

Club career

Early career

He started his career at FC Sibiu, but he transferred to Gaz Metan when was still young being recruited by coach Ioan Ovidiu Sabău.

Gaz Metan Mediaș

The younger player was imposed and became important piece in first eleven, helping his team advance in Liga 1. In first season in Liga 1, he made a fantastic matches, scores 7 goals in 14 appearances and major league teams putting an eye on him.

Politehnica Timișoara

Politehnica Timișoara paid for him € 1.300.000 to CS Gaz Metan Mediaș. He signed with FC Politehnica Timișoara on 27 January 2009 for 5 years. In first year has not been settled and fans criticized him for being too careless. But at started the 2010-2011 season, was appointed Vladimir Petrović as the new coach who reinvented him and scores two goals against league champions CFR Cluj.

Dinamo București

In January 2012, Curtean was transferred to Dinamo Bucureşti. He signed a contract for four and a half years, until June 2016. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a game against U Cluj, on 2 May 2012. 15 days later, on 17 May 2012, Curtean scored a goal in the eternal derby against Steaua, at his first appearance in this derby.

Botev Plovdiv

Curtean arrived in Botev Plovdiv on 11 January 2014, signing a contract for 2 and a half years with the club. But the contract was terminated after only six months due to the financial problems plaguing the club.

Gaz Metan Mediaș

In September 2014, Curtean reached an agreement with his former club Gaz Metan Mediaș.

Poli Timișoara

After Gaz Metan's relegation, in 2015, Curtean became a free agent and signed a contract with Poli Timișoara.

Honours

Team

• Dinamo București:
  • Romanian Cup: 2011-12
  • Romanian Supercup: 2012

External links

• Alexandru Curtean at RomanianSoccer.ro
• Alexandru Curtean at poli.tm.ro