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{{Short description|Romanian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dan Alexa 
| image = Alexa cerf 2004.JPG
| caption = Alexa in 2004
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Caransebeș]], Romania
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[CS Tunari|Tunari]] (head coach)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = CSȘ Caransebeș
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = LPS Banatul Timișoara
| years1 = 1998      |clubs1 = [[CSP UM Timișoara|UM Timișoara]]|caps1 =10|goals1 =2
| years2 = 1999–2001 |clubs2 = [[AFC Rocar București|Rocar București]]|caps2 =45|goals2 =2
| years3 = 2001      |clubs3 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Fulgerul Bragadiru]]|caps3 =4|goals3 =0 
| years4 = 2002      |clubs4 = [[FC Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]|caps4 =15|goals4 =0
| years5 = 2002–2004 |clubs5 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]|caps5 =47|goals5 =1
| years6 = 2004–2005 |clubs6 = [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Hyundai]]|caps6 =40|goals6 =0
| years7 = 2006      |clubs7 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]|caps7 =13|goals7 =1
| years8 = 2006–2011 |clubs8 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]]|caps8 =126|goals8 =5
| years9 = 2011–2012 |clubs9 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]|caps9 =25|goals9 =3
| years10= 2012–2014 |clubs10 = [[Anorthosis Famagusta F.C.|Anorthosis Famagusta]]|caps10 = 40|goals10 =4
| years11= 2017      |clubs11 = [[ACS Viitorul Caransebeș|Viitorul Caransebeș]]|caps11 = 1|goals11 =0
| totalcaps = 366 | totalgoals = 18
| nationalyears1 = 2000 |nationalteam1 = [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U21]] |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2011 |nationalteam2 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]] |nationalcaps2 = 6 |nationalgoals2 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = [[ACS Poli Timișoara]]
| manageryears2 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs2 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| manageryears3 = 2016      | managerclubs3 = [[ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș|ASA Târgu Mureș]]
| manageryears4 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs4 = [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| manageryears5 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs5 = [[FC Dunărea Călărași|Dunărea Călărași]]
| manageryears6 = 2019      | managerclubs6 = [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
| manageryears7 = 2020      | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| manageryears8 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs8 = [[ASU Politehnica Timișoara]]
| manageryears9 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs9 = [[CSM Reșița]]
| manageryears10= 2022–2023 | managerclubs10= [[FC Brașov (2021)|FC Brașov]]
| manageryears11= 2023      | managerclubs11= [[FC Botoșani|Botoșani]]
| manageryears12= 2024–     | managerclubs12= [[CS Tunari|Tunari]]
}}

'''Dan Alexa''' (born 28 October 1979) is a Romanian professional football [[coach (sport)|manager]] and former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]], currently in charge of [[Liga II]] club [[CS Tunari|Tunari]].

==Club career==

===Early career===
Although born in [[Banat]], Alexa was considered disposable while at UM Timișoara in 1998, and he moved to [[AFC Rocar București|Rocar București]] where he helped his side reach the [[2001 Cupa României Final|2000–01 Romanian Cup]] final.

===Dinamo București===
After several years with short spells at [[FC Timișoara|Fulgeru Bragadiru]] and [[FC Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], Alexa got his big chance as [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] decided to transfer him. His performances were of a high caliber throughout the two seasons he spent there, but he also got a reputation for being an extremely aggressive player. In two years, he scored 1 goal in 47 appearances.

===Beijing Hyundai===
His consequent move to [[Beijing Hyundai]] saw him leave Romania for two years. In a friendly match against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] he was selected man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cronica Română|title=Comentand la rece etapa a 27-a: Cine sunt premiantii, cine sunt perdantii|url=http://www.cronicaromana.ro/index.php?editie=1046&art=51843|date=17 May 2006|access-date=30 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719131753/http://www.cronicaromana.ro/index.php?editie=1046&art=51843|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Dinamo București===
He returned to Dinamo in 2006 just for a few months playing 13 matches, scoring one goal.

===Politehnica Timișoara===
In the summer of the same year, Politehnica boss [[Marian Iancu]] decided to bring Alexa – by then, a real "persona non-grata" in Timișoara, due to his pledge of loyalty to Dinamo – back to the city where he started his career, together with teammate [[Ştefan Grigorie]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/pe-minus-7021.html | title=Pe minus| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=On minus| date=22 August 2007 | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> The fans protested at Alexa's arrival in Timișoara through several banners and chants, but the club's management remained unimpressed. Alexa himself stated that he had made those statements out of necessity and that he will do all he can to prove to the fans that he is a real professional. A few months after his arrival, Alexa became the captain of Poli. He is nicknamed "the surgeon" because he inflicted many injuries requiring surgery to opposing players. On 19 April 2010, he scored the equaliser goal in the 98th minute against [[CFR Cluj]] and kept [[FC Timișoara|Poli]] in the battle for the title, however Poli finished 5th, losing their last three matches.

===Rapid București===
On 4 June 2011, the former captain of [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] signed a two-year contract with [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] following the relegation of Poli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/gazeta-a-avut-dreptate-alexa-si-surdu-au-semnat-cu-rapid-242877.html |title=Alexa and Surdu signed with Rapid |date=4 June 2011 |publisher= Gazeta Sporturilor }}</ref>

===Anorthosis Famagusta===
On 24 June 2012, Dan Alexa signed with the Cyprus First Division football club, Anorthosis Famagusta, on a free transfer. He signed a reported €250,000/yr contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.ro/liga-1/rapid-a-pierdut-un-super-jucator-sabau-s-a-trezit-fara-el-in-cantonamentul-din-austria-ce-jucator-le-a.html |title=Rapid a pierdut un super jucator |date=24 June 2012 |publisher= Sport.ro }}</ref>

==International career==
Alexa was first called up by the [[Romania national football team|national]] team in 2004. Later in 2010, he was called up for a friendly match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] after a six-year absence.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.analogtv.ro/2009/06/04/alexa-s-a-intors-de-la-nationala-si-vrea-sa-joace-in-finala-cupei/ | work=Analog TV | title=Alexa returns to national team | date=18 November 2010}}</ref> Alexa scored his first goals for [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in a 2–2 draw against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] at Cyprus International Cup 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/livetext-romania-ucraina-2-2-cistigatoarea-se-decide-la-penalty-uri-227849.html | work= Gazeta Sporturilor | title=Romania – Ukraine 2–2 | date= 8 February 2011}}</ref> However, Romania were eliminated from the tournament, after losing on penalty kicks 4–2.

==Managerial career==
After he ended his playing career, Alexa became a manager. His first job was at [[ACS Poli Timișoara]], in March 2014. Since 23 August 2017 he was manager of [[FC Dunărea Călărași|Dunărea Călărași]] until summer of 2019. Then he was named manager of [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]].

==Career statistics==
===International===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="EU">{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=275|title=Dan Alexa|publisher=European Football|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Romania national football team|Romania]]
|2004||1||0
|-
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||4||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!6!!2
|}

:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alexa goal''.<ref name=EU/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ionuț Nedelcearu
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
!align="center"| 1
| rowspan=2| 8 February 2011 || rowspan=2| [[Paralimni Stadium]], [[Paralimni]], Cyprus || align="center" rowspan=2|3 || rowspan=2| {{fb|Ukraine}} || align="center"| 1–2 || rowspan=2 align="center"| 2–2 || rowspan=2| [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!align="center"| 2 
|align="center"| 2–2
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{Updated|4 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sspolitehnica.ro/dan-alexa-politehnica/|title=Nou antrenor la Dunărea. Dan Alexa a semnat contract pe un an cu gruparea de pe malul Borcei|date=12 November 2020 |publisher=adevarul.ro|language=Romanian|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!G !! W !! D !! L !! GF !! GA !! GD !! Win %
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[ACS Poli Timișoara]]
|align=left|17 March 2014
|align=left|22 August 2015
{{WDL|48|21|14|13|for=57|against=41|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
|align=left|27 August 2015
|align=left|20 July 2016
{{WDL|34|22|7|5|for=55|against=21|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș|ASA Târgu Mureș]]
|align=left|7 August 2016
|align=left|22 December 2016
{{WDL|23|8|3|12|for=32|against=38|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Concordia Chiajna]]
|align=left|23 December 2016
|align=left|18 July 2017
{{WDL|20|6|6|8|for=20|against=25|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Dunărea Călărași|Dunărea Călărași]]
|align=left|22 August 2017
|align=left|12 June 2019
{{WDL|76|36|21|19|for=95|against=63|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
|align=left|13 June 2019
|align=left|10 October 2019
{{WDL|13|5|4|4|for=16|against=14|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
|align=left|11 March 2020
|align=left|6 August 2020
{{WDL|5|1|3|1|for=4|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[ASU Politehnica Timișoara]]
|align=left|11 November 2020
|align=left|17 June 2021
{{WDL|19|6|6|7|for=20|against=24|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[CSM Reșița]]
|align=left|30 June 2021
|align=left|10 June 2022
{{WDL|32|25|6|1|for=91|against=16|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Brașov (2021)|FC Brașov]]
|align=left|23 June 2022
|align=left|8 August 2023
{{WDL|27|13|7|7|for=58|against=31|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Botoșani|Botoșani]]
|align=left|1 September 2023
|align=left|2 November 2023
{{WDL|9|0|3|6|for=10|against=24|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[CS Tunari|Tunari]]
|align=left|18 March 2024
|align=left|present
{{WDL|37|26|4|7|for=91|against=30|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|343|169|84|90|for=549|against=331|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''UM Timișoara'''
*[[Liga III|Divizia C]]: [[1998–99 Divizia C|1998–99]]
'''Rocar București'''
*[[Cupa României]] runner-up: [[2001 Cupa României Final|2000–01]]
'''Dinamo București'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[Divizia A 2003–04|2003–04]]
*[[Cupa României]]: [[2003 Cupa României Final|2002–03]], [[2004 Cupa României Final|2003–04]]
'''Politehnica Timișoara'''
*[[Cupa României]] runner-up: [[2007 Cupa României Final|2006–07]], [[2009 Cupa României Final|2008–09]]

===Coach===
'''ACS Poli Timișoara'''
*[[Liga II]]: [[2014–15 Liga II|2014–15]]
'''Rapid București'''
*[[Liga II]]: [[2015–16 Liga II|2015–16]]
'''Dunărea Călărași'''
*[[Liga II]]: [[2017–18 Liga II|2017–18]]
'''CSM Reșița'''
*[[Liga III]]: [[2021–22 Liga III#Seria VII|2021–22]]
'''Tunari'''
*[[Liga III]]: [[2024–25 Liga III#Seria V|2024–25]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|20/dan-alexa}}
*{{NFT player|7514}}

{{CS Tunari squad}}
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