Alexandru Koller (German: Alexander Köller), (born 20 April 1953 in

Cehu Silvaniei Cehu Silvaniei (, until 1854 , meaning "Czechs of Szilágy") is a town in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. Four villages are administered by the town: Horoatu Cehului (''Oláhhorvát''), Motiș (''Mutos''), Nadiș (''Szilágynádasd'') and Ulciug ...

, Sălaj,

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

), is a former

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player turned businessman. He played for Unirea Zalău, ASA Târgu Mureş and

FC Baia Mare CS Minaur Baia Mare, commonly known as Minaur Baia Mare, simply as Baia Mare or unofficially as ''Minerul Baia Mare'', is a Romanian Association football, football Football club, club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, northern Romania, fo ...

. Koller won five caps for

in 1976 against

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, in 1978 against

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, in 1979 against

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and

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. He scored a goal from a penalty kick in the

1981–82 Cupa României The 1981–82 Cupa României was the 44th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. The title was won by Dinamo București against FC Baia Mare. Format The competition is an annual knockout tournament. First round prope ...

final, which

lost with 3–2 against

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. On 27 September 1982, Alexandru Koller scored at Santiago Bernabéu, opening the score for

in a

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second leg match against

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. At that time, the Romanian team was playing in

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, the second division. Eventually, Real Madrid won by 5 goals to 2. He retired from football in 1983, aged only 30, to become vice-president of

and then between 1990 and 1996 he was president and owner of the club.

Ákos Koller Ákos Koller (born 4 September 1974 in Baia Mare, Romania) is a Romanian-born Hungarian former football player. His uncle, Alexandru Koller Alexandru Koller (German: Alexander Köller), (born 20 April 1953 in Cehu Silvaniei, Sălaj County, Să ...

, his nephew, played for

Videoton FC Fehérvár Videoton may refer to: *Videoton (company), Hungarian electronics company *Fehérvár FC, formerly known as Videoton FC, Hungarian football club See also

*Vidéotron, a Canadian telecommunications company {{disambiguation ...

and

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being one of the best centre backs of the Hungarian first league championship.

Honours

;FC Baia Mare *

: 1977–78, 1982–83 *

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Runner-up: 1981–82

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koller, Alexandru 1953 births Living people People from Cehu Silvaniei Romanian footballers Romania international footballers Liga I players Liga II players ASA Târgu Mureș (1962) players CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players Association football defenders FC Baia Mare presidents