Alexandru Bourceanu

Alexandru Bourceanu

Bourceanu with Arsenal Tula in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Galați, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Speed Academy (head coach)
Youth career
	Salbero Galați
0000–2004	Dunărea Galați
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Dunărea Galați	96	(7)
2008–2009	Oțelul Galați	31	(1)
2009–2011	Politehnica Timișoara	54	(2)
2011–2014	Steaua București	80	(3)
2014–2015	Trabzonspor	12	(0)
2014–2015	→ Steaua București (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2017	Steaua București	27	(0)
2017–2018	Arsenal Tula	33	(0)
2018–2019	Dunărea Călărași	22	(0)
2019	Gloria Buzău	7	(0)
2023–2024	Speed Academy
Total		373	(13)
International career
2009–2014	Romania	27	(0)
Managerial career
2024	Inter Ilfov (assistant)
2024–	Speed Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga III club Speed Academy.

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 minifootball national 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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

Gloria Buzău

On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II club SCM Gloria Buzău. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunărea Galați	2004–05	Divizia B	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	2005–06		26	0	1	0	–		–		27	0
	2006–07	Liga II	24	2	0	0	–		–		24	2
	2007–08		32	5	0	0	–		–		32	5
	Total		96	7	1	0	–		–		97	7
Oțelul Galați	2008–09	Liga I	31	1	1	0	–		–		32	1
Politehnica Timișoara	2009–10	Liga I	29	1	0	0	9 [a]	0	–		38	1
	2010–11		25	1	2	0	4 [b]	0	–		31	1
	Total		54	2	2	0	13	0	–		69	2
Steaua București	2011–12	Liga I	31	0	2	0	9 [b]	0	–		42	0
	2012–13		32	3	0	0	12 [b]	0	–		44	3
	2013–14		17	0	2	0	11 [c]	1	1 [d]	0	31	1
	Total		80	3	4	0	32	1	1	0	117	4
Trabzonspor	2013–14	Süper Lig	12	0	–		2 [b]	0	–		14	0
Steaua București (loan)	2014–15	Liga I	11	0	2	0	3 [b]	0	2 [e]	0	18	0
Steaua București	2015–16		9	0	2	0	–		3 [e]	0	14	0
	2016–17		18	0	1	0	8 [f]	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		38	0	5	0	11	0	5	0	59	0
Arsenal Tula	2016–17	Russian Premier League	13	0	–		–		2 [g]	0	15	0
	2017–18		20	0	1	0	–		–		21	0
	Total		33	0	1	0	–		2	0	36	0
Dunărea Călărași	2018–19	Liga I	22	0	2	0	–		–		24	0
Gloria Buzău	2019–20	Liga II	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Career total			373	13	16	0	58	1	7	0	455	14

1. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in Supercupa României
5. Appearances in Cupa Ligii
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania	2009	1	0
	2010	0	0
	2011	6	0
	2012	10	0
	2013	7	0
	2014	3	0
Total		27	0

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

References

1. Petrişor, Ionuţ (14 October 2011). "Bourceanu e cel mai forjat » "Gattuso" a ratat un singur meci de cînd a ajuns la Steaua" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
2. "Alexandru Bourceanu ile anlaşma sağlandı". Trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
3. "Steaua l-a imprumutat pe Bourceanu pentru un sezon!" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 31 August 2014.
4. АЛЕКСАНДРУ БУРЧАНУ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ АРСЕНАЛА (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 13 January 2017.
5. "ESTE OFICIAL! ALEXANDRU BOURCEANU A SEMNAT CU SCM GLORIA BUZĂU" (in Romanian). SCM Gloria Buzău. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
6. Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
7. Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
8. "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
9. "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
10. "Alexandru Bourceanu". European Football. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

External links

• Alexandru Bourceanu – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Alexandru Bourceanu – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Alexandru Bourceanu at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
• Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
• Alexandru Bourceanu at the Turkish Football Federation
• Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)