Dan Alexa

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Dan Alexa
Personal information
Date of birth	October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28) (age 28)
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 1999-2001 2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	UM Timisoara Rocar Bucureşti Fulgerul Bragadiru Universitatea Craiova Dinamo Bucureşti Beijing Hyundai Dinamo Bucureşti FCU Politehnica Timişoara	0- (-) 44 (2) 04 (0) 15 (0) 47 (1) 12 (0) 13 (1) 41 (1)
National team2
2004-	Romania	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 28, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

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

Although born in Banat, Alexa was considered disposable while at UM Timişoara 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 the city where he started his career, 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.

Just a few months after his arrival, Alexa has become the rightful captain of Poli and a club favourite.

He is nicknamed "the surgeon" because he inflicted many injuries requiring surgery to opposing players.

v • d • e Politehnica Timişoara – current squad 1 Zimmermann • 3 Latovlevici • 4 Brezinský • 5 Alexa • 6 Ratiu • 7 Aliuţă • 8 Martinez • 9 Ganea • 10 Karamyan • 11 Karamyan II • 12 Popa • 13 Shroj • 14 Scutaru • 15 Axente • 16 Luchin • 17 Borbély • 18 Bucur • 19 Rušič • 20 Vršič • 22 Popovici • 23 Cânu • 25 Milhazes • 27 Bălan • 28 Stancu • 29 Pantilimon • 30 Bădoi • 31 Abiodun • Coach: Uhrin, Jr.