Alexandru Paul Curtean (born 27 March 1987 in

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who played as a

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Personal life

Born in

, 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.

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

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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

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as the new coach who reinvented him and scores two goals against league champions

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Dinamo București

In January 2012, Curtean was transferred to

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. He signed a contract for four and a half years, until June 2016. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a game against

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, 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.

Gaz Metan Mediaș

In September 2014, Curtean reached an agreement with his former club Gaz Metan Mediaș.

Poli Timișoara

After Gaz Metan's relegation, in 2015, Curtean became a free agent and signed a contract with Poli Timișoara.

Honours

Club

*Dinamo București: **

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: 2011–12 **

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*Hermannstadt ** Cupa României: Runner-up 2017–18 *Viitorul Șelimbăr **

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: 2020–21

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtean, Alexandru 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Sibiu Footballers from Sibiu County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Romania men's under-21 international footballers Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Kazakhstan Premier League players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Dinamo București players Botev Plovdiv players ACS Poli Timișoara players FC Atyrau players FC Hermannstadt players CSC 1599 Șelimbăr players CS Corvinul Hunedoara players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan