Dan Alexa

Dan Alexa (born 28 October 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently in charge of Liga III club ASU Politehnica Timișoara.

Club career

Early career

Although born in Banat, Alexa was considered disposable while at UM Timișoara in 1998, and he moved to Rocar București where he helped his side reach the 2000–01 Romanian Cup final.

Dinamo București

After several years with short spells at Fulgeru Bragadiru and Universitatea Craiova, Alexa got his big chance as 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 he was selected man of the match.

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. 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 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 Politehnica Timișoara signed a two-year contract with Rapid București following the relegation of Poli.

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.

International career

Alexa was first called up by the national team in 2004. Later in 2010, he was called up for a friendly match against Italy after a six-year absence. Alexa scored his first goals for Romania in a 2–2 draw against Ukraine at Cyprus International Cup 2011. 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 Dunărea Călărași until summer of 2019. Then he was named manager of Astra Giurgiu.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania	2004	1	0
2010	1	0
2011	4	2
Total	6	2

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alexa goal.

List of international goals scored by Ionuț Nedelcearu
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 February 2011	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	3	Ukraine	1–2	2–2	Friendly
2	2–2

Managerial statistics

As of 10 April 2026

Team	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Romania ACS Poli Timișoara	17 March 2014	22 August 2015	48	21	14	13	57	41	+16	043.75
Romania Rapid București	27 August 2015	20 July 2016	34	22	7	5	55	21	+34	064.71
Romania ASA Târgu Mureș	7 August 2016	22 December 2016	23	8	3	12	32	38	−6	034.78
Romania Concordia Chiajna	23 December 2016	18 July 2017	20	6	6	8	20	25	−5	030.00
Romania Dunărea Călărași	22 August 2017	12 June 2019	76	36	21	19	95	63	+32	047.37
Romania Astra Giurgiu	13 June 2019	10 October 2019	13	5	4	4	16	14	+2	038.46
Romania Rapid București	11 March 2020	6 August 2020	5	1	3	1	4	4	+0	020.00
Romania ASU Politehnica Timișoara	11 November 2020	17 June 2021	19	6	6	7	20	24	−4	031.58
Romania CSM Reșița	30 June 2021	10 June 2022	32	25	6	1	91	16	+75	078.13
Romania FC Brașov	23 June 2022	8 August 2023	27	13	7	7	58	31	+27	048.15
Romania Botoșani	1 September 2023	2 November 2023	9	0	3	6	10	24	−14	000.00
Romania Tunari	18 March 2024	23 July 2025	37	26	4	7	91	30	+61	070.27
Romania ASU Politehnica Timișoara	24 July 2025	present	27	20	4	3	62	16	+46	074.07
Total	370	189	88	93	611	347	+264	051.08