Alexandru Koller

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexandru Koller

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|4|20}}

| birth_place = Cehu Silvaniei, Romania

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1967–1968

| youthclubs1 = Progresul Cehu-Silvaniei

| youthyears2 = 1968–1970

| youthclubs2 = Dinamo Zalău

| years1 = 1970–1972

| clubs1 = Unirea Zalău

| caps1 = 44

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1972–1974

| clubs2 = ASA Târgu Mureş

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1974–1984

| clubs3 = FC Baia Mare{{efn|name="ROM"|Not all seasons and goals are available{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/37832/Alexandru_Koller.html|title=Alexandru Koller|website=national-football-teams.com|access-date=12 November 2019}}}}

| caps3 = 124

| goals3 = 23

| nationalyears1 = 1976–1979

| nationalteam1 = Romania

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Alexandru Koller (born 20 April 1953) is a Romanian former footballer turned businessman.{{cite web | url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-2/alexandru-koller-vrea-sa-preia-fc-baia-mare-5087389 | title=Alexandru Koller vrea să preia FC Baia Mare| publisher=Liga2.prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Alexandru Koller wants to take over FC Baia Mare| date=6 November 2009 | access-date=12 November 2019}} A defender, he played for Unirea Zalău, ASA Târgu Mureş and FC Baia Mare.{{RomanianSoccer|1028/alexandru-koller}}{{NFT|37832}} He made five appearances for the Romania national team.

Career

Koller was born in Cehu Silvaniei, Sălaj, Romania.

He scored a goal from a penalty kick in the 1981–82 Cupa României final, which FC Baia Mare lost with 3–2 against Dinamo București.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1981_1982.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=26 January 2020}}

On 27 September 1982, Koller scored at Santiago Bernabéu, opening the score for FC Baia Mare in a European Cup Winners' Cup second leg match against Real Madrid. At that time, the Romanian team was playing in Divizia B, the second division. Eventually, Real Madrid won by 5 goals to 2.[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1982_83/fc_baia_mare_real_madrid_02.shtml Real Madrid – FC Baia Mare 5–2. Romaniansoccer.ro]{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/ec-der-pokalsieger-1982-1983-1-runde-real-madrid-fc-baia-mare/|title=Real Madrid – FC Baia Mare 5–2|access-date=12 November 2019}}

Koller won five caps for Romania in 1976 against Iran, in 1978 against Poland, in 1979 against East Germany, Poland and USSR.{{cite web|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|author=Siminiceanu, Radu|title=Romania National Team 1970–1979 – Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem-intres70.html|date=10 January 2004}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10905|title=Alexandru Koller|website=eu-football.info|access-date=12 November 2019}}

He retired from football in 1983, aged only 30, to become vice-president of FC Baia Mare and then between 1990 and 1996 he was president and owner of the club.