Alexandru Pelici (born 10 January 1974) is a Romanian former professional

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and currently a

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. He was most recently in charge of

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club

Mioveni Mioveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9 miles) north-east of Pitești. , it had a population of 31,998. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu and Racovița. History It was fir ...

Player career

He started the player career in his hometown,

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

, at Progresul, then he moved at Electrica, eventually reaching in 1994 the most important team from

Politehnica Politehnica may refer to: *Politehnica University of Bucharest *Politehnica University of Timișoara *Politehnica metro station Politehnica is a metro station in Bucharest. It is one of the three stations located near the campus of the Universit ...

. He played for Poli until 1999 (93 matches and scored 3 goals) when he moved to another team from

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CSM Reșița Clubul Sportiv Muncitoresc Reșița (), commonly known as CSM Reșița or simply as Reșița, is a professional football club based in Reșița, Romania, currently playing in the Liga III. The club was founded on 25 May 1926 as ''UD (Uzinele � ...

. Pelici ended his career in 2002 at only 28 years old due to repeated knee injuries, his last club as a football player was

Unirea Alba Iulia Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III. Among the greatest achievemen ...

, at that time known as ''Apulum''.

Manager career

After the retirement Pelici started immediately his manager career as the assistant of

Aurel Șunda Aurel Șunda (born 14 October 1957) is a Romanian former footballer and manager. As a footballer, Șunda played mainly as a defender for Politehnica Timișoara, club for which he played in more than 200 matches. In fact, as a player, Șunda ne ...

, Unirea's manager at that time. At the end of the first season Unirea promoted to

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

for the first time in its history. At just 30 years old he was appointed the manager at Unirea Alba Iulia and many thought the team would relegated. It did not happen at all, and Unirea finished on 6th place in

, the best ranking in the history of the club. For 10 years he held the record of the youngest league coach. After this his career took place mostly at the level of the

Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

at clubs like:

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, Arieșul Turda,

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; hu, Marosvásárhely ) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the List of cities and towns in Romania, 16th largest Romanian city, with 134,290 inhabitants as of the 2011 Romania ...

, Voința Sibiu, Metalul Reșița, Bihor Oradea or

. The most he spent two years at Voința Sibiu and

Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Vîlcea'' or, in the past, ''Rîmnic-Vâlcea'', ) (population: 92,573 as per the 2011 Romanian census) is the county capital ( ro, Reședință de județ) and also the largest town of Vâlcea County, cent ...

, with the first getting a promotion and a

season. Pelici also had a quick crossing in

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...

and currently he is the manager of

Hermannstadt Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

, the latest

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

born football club, being on a promotion spot after 21 rounds in the

2017–18 Liga II The 2017–18 Liga II (also known as 2017–18 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 78th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018. A total of 20 teams co ...

season.

Honours

Player

;Politehnica Timișoara *

Divizia B The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

(1): 1994–95

Coach

;Hermannstadt Sibiu *

runner-up: 2017–18 *

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runner-up: 2017–18

Personal life

Alexandru Pelici is the son of the popular folk singer Mariana Drăghicescu.Alexandru Pelici este fiul regretatei interprete de muzică populară Mariana Drăghicescu
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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelici, Alexandru 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Timișoara Romanian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players FC Politehnica Timișoara players CSM Reșița players CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players Romanian football managers Liga I managers Liga II managers CSM Unirea Alba Iulia managers CSM Reșița managers ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș managers CS Sportul Snagov managers FC Brașov (1936) managers FC Bihor Oradea managers CS Mioveni managers FC Hermannstadt managers FC Ripensia Timișoara managers