# Alexandru Bourceanu

Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga III club Speed Academy.
A defensive midfielder, he was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature.
He played for the Romania minifootball national team with whom he won the 2023 WMF World Cup.

## Career
### Steaua București

Born in Galaţi, Bourceanu has played as a defensive midfielder for various local clubs. He transferred from Politehnica Timișoara to Steaua București in the summer of 2011. After just 10 league matches, Bourceanu became team's captain.

### Trabzonspor

On 3 February 2014, Trabzonspor completed a 3.5-year deal for an undisclosed fee for the 28-year-old midfielder who had less than six months left on his contract. He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.

### Arsenal Tula

On 13 January 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side Arsenal Tula. The contract is for 1.5 years with an additional one-year extension option.

### Gloria Buzău

On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II club SCM Gloria Buzău.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dunărea Galați | 2004–05 | Divizia B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Dunărea Galați | 2005–06 | Divizia B | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| Dunărea Galați | 2006–07 | Liga II | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| Dunărea Galați | 2007–08 | Liga II | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 5 |
| Dunărea Galați | Total | Total | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 97 | 7 |
| Oțelul Galați | 2008–09 | Liga I | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2009–10 | Liga I | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2010–11 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | Total | Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 69 | 2 |
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | Liga I | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2012–13 | Liga I | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 3 |
| Steaua București | 2013–14 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Steaua București | Total | Total | 80 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 4 |
| Trabzonspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Steaua București (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Steaua București | Total | Total | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Arsenal Tula | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Arsenal Tula | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 0 |
| Arsenal Tula | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dunărea Călărași | 2018–19 | Liga I | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Gloria Buzău | 2019–20 | Liga II | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Speed Academy | 2022–23 | Liga IV | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Speed Academy | 2023–24 | Liga IV | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Speed Academy | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 376 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 459 | 14 |
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
* 1 2 Appearances in Cupa Ligii
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in Liga IV promotion play-offs

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Romania | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Romania | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| Romania | 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| Romania | 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| Romania | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 0 |

## Honours

Steaua București
* Liga I: 2012–13, 2014–15
* Cupa României: 2014–15
* Cupa Ligii: 2014–15, 2015–16
* Supercupa României: 2013
Speed Academy
* Liga IV – Argeș County: 2023–24