Alexandru Curtean

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|name = Alexandru Curtean

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|fullname = Alexandru Paul Curtean

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|27|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Sibiu, Romania

|height = 1.82 m

|position = Winger

|currentclub = Mediaș (caretaker)

|youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Șoimii Sibiu

|years1 = 2003–2009 |clubs1 = Gaz Metan Mediaș |caps1 = 77 |goals1 = 16

|years2 = 2009–2011 |clubs2 = Politehnica Timișoara |caps2 = 47 |goals2 = 3

|years3 = 2012–2013 |clubs3 = Dinamo București |caps3 = 62 |goals3 = 8

|years4 = 2014 |clubs4 = Botev Plovdiv |caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 3

|years5 = 2014–2015 |clubs5 = Gaz Metan Mediaș |caps5 = 19 |goals5 = 2

|years6 = 2015 |clubs6 = Poli Timișoara |caps6 = 16 |goals6 = 1

|years7 = 2016–2017 |clubs7 = Atyrau |caps7 = 29 |goals7 = 4

|years8 = 2017 |clubs8 = Gaz Metan Mediaș |caps8 = 24 |goals8 = 2

|years9 = 2018–2019 |clubs9 = Hermannstadt |caps9 = 15 |goals9 = 2

|years10 = 2019–2022 |clubs10= 1599 Șelimbăr |caps10= 51 |goals10= 12

|years11 = 2023 |clubs11= Corvinul Hunedoara |caps11= 11 |goals11= 0

|totalcaps = 363 | totalgoals = 53

|manageryears1 = 2024– |managerclubs1 = Mediaș (caretaker)

|nationalyears1 = 2008

|nationalteam1 = Romania U21

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 10:37, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/familia-curtean-o-familie-a-perfomantelor-sportive-3015310 |title=Familia Curtean, o familie a perfomanţelor sportive |publisher=ProSport.ro |language= Romanian|date= 27 August 2008|access-date=10 January 2012}}

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.{{cite web|publisher=7sport.net|script-title=bg:"Куртеан: отидох в Пловдив да правя пари"|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2014/08/01/fb_1footbg/d7231_16.htm|date=2014-08-01|access-date=2015-10-22|language=Bulgarian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202541/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2014/08/01/fb_1footbg/d7231_16.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=usurped}}