Alexandru Curtean

Alexandru Curtean
Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Paul Curtean
Date of birth	27 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Sibiu, Romania
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Mediaș (caretaker)
Youth career
	Șoimii Sibiu
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2009	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2009–2011	Politehnica Timișoara
2012–2013	Dinamo București
2014	Botev Plovdiv
2014–2015	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2015	Poli Timișoara
2016–2017	Atyrau
2017	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2018–2019	Hermannstadt
2019–2022	1599 Șelimbăr
2023	Corvinul Hunedoara
Total
International career
2008	Romania U21
Managerial career
2024–	Mediaș (caretaker)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Alexandru Paul Curtean (born 27 March 1987 in Sibiu) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder for teams such as Gaz Metan Mediaș, Politehnica Timișoara, Dinamo București or 1599 Șelimbăr, among others.

Personal life

Born in Sibiu, Curtean was born into a sporting family. His father, Dan Curtean, was also 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.^[1]

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 București. 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.^[2]

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

Club

Dinamo București:
- Romanian Cup: 2011–12
- Romanian Supercup: 2012
Hermannstadt
- Cupa României: Runner-up 2017–18
Viitorul Șelimbăr
- Liga III: 2020–21
Corvinul Hunedoara
- Liga III: 2022–23

References

^ "Familia Curtean, o familie a perfomanţelor sportive" (in Romanian). ProSport.ro. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^ "Куртеан: отидох в Пловдив да правя пари" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

External links

Alexandru Curtean at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Alexandru Curtean at Soccerway

[1] "Familia Curtean, o familie a perfomanţelor sportive" (in Romanian). ProSport.ro. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[2] "Куртеан: отидох в Пловдив да правя пари" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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