Dan Alexa

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Personal information
Dan Alexa
Date of birth	October 28, 1979
Place of birth	Caransebeş, Romania
Height	1.81 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FCU Politehnica Timişoara
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998 1999-01 2001 2001-02 2002-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-	UM Timisoara Rocar Bucureşti Fulgerul Bragadiru Universitatea Craiova Dinamo Bucureşti Beijing Hyundai Dinamo Bucureşti FCU Politehnica Timişoara	-(-) 44 (2) 4 (0) 15 (0) 47 (1) 12 (0) 13 (1) 18 (0)
National team²
2004-	Romania	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 6, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Dan Alexa (born October 10, 1979 in Timişoara) is a Romanian football player who currently plays for FCU Politehnica Timişoara. He is a defensive midfielder.

Although born in Timişoara, Alexa was considered disposable while at UMT in 1998 and he moved to Rocar Bucureşti. After several years there and short spells at Fulgerul Bragadirul and Universitatea Craiova, Alexa got his big chance as Dinamo Bucharest decided to transfer him. His performances were of a high calibre throughout the two seasons he spent there, but he also got a reputation for being an extremely aggressive player. His consequent move to Beijing Hyundai saw him leave Romania for two years, before returning to Dinamo in 2006.

In the summer of the same year, Politehnica boss Marian Iancu decided to bring Alexa - by then, a real "persona non grata" in Timişoara, due to his pledge of loyalty to Dinamo - back to his home town, together with team-mate Ştefan Grigorie. The fans protested at Alexa's arrival in Timişoara 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.