Alexandru Iacob (born 14 April 1989) is a Romanian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Iacob attended the Iancu de Hunedoara National College in his native city,

Hunedoara Hunedoara (; german: Eisenmarkt; hu, Vajdahunyad ) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (''Bós''), Groș (''Grós' ...

, graduating in 2007. He began his football career playing at

Corvinul Hunedoara Clubul Sportiv Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara, commonly known as Corvinul Hunedoara or simply as Corvinul, is a Romanian football club based in Hunedoara, Hunedoara County, currently playing in the Liga III. Founded in 1921 under the name of ''Fero Spo ...

youngsters. In 2005, he moved to the senior team, where he played 41 games and scored a goal. Iacob is also the captain of U-17 Romania national football team. In 2007, he signed with Steaua București. On 6 August 2009 played his first match in Steaua's shirt in

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against

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, Steaua won away with 3–1. In January 2010, Iacob was demoted to the B squad.

Honours

;Steaua II București *

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: 2008–09 ;Rapid București *

: 2018–19 * Liga IV – Bucharest: 2017–18

Notes

The 2008–2009

appearances and goals made for Steaua II București are unavailable.

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* * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Hunedoara Romanian footballers Romania youth international footballers Association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players FC Steaua București players FC Gloria Buzău players ASC Oțelul Galați players FC Rapid București players CS Corvinul Hunedoara players FC Steaua II București players FC Delta Dobrogea Tulcea players CS Luceafărul Oradea players CS Mioveni players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Ethnikos Achna FC players Pafos FC players Romanian expatriate footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus {{Romania-footy-defender-stub