Alin Bănceu

Alin Bănceu
Personal information
Full name Alin Gheorghe Bănceu
Date of birth (1973-12-30) 30 December 1973[1]
Place of birth Mediaș, Romania[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Positions
Youth career
Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Universitatea Cluj 2 (0)
1993–1994 CFR Cluj 33 (2)
1994–1997 Universitatea Cluj 84 (2)
1997–1999 Fortuna Sittard 7 (0)
1999–2001 Național București 16 (0)
2001–2002 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 12 (1)
2002–2003 Fermana 15 (0)
Total 169 (5)
International career
1995 Romania U21 3 (0)
1996 Romania B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alin Gheorghe Bănceu (born 30 December 1973) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.[1][2]

Club career

Bănceu was born on 30 December 1973 in Mediaș, Romania.[1][3] He played junior-level football at Universitatea Cluj.[3] He made his Divizia A debut on 4 October 1992 under coach Remus Vlad in "U" Cluj's 2–0 away victory against CSM Reșița.[1][3][4] Subsequently, he spent the 1993–94 season at Divizia B club CFR Cluj.[1] Bănceu returned to Universitatea, where he made four appearances in the 1995 Intertoto Cup.[1][5]

In 1997, Bănceu and his teammate, Cosmin Mariș, were transferred together from "U" Cluj to Fortuna Sittard.[1][3][6] There, they became teammates with their compatriot Dorel Zegrean and a young Mark van Bommel.[7] During a friendly against Genk, Bănceu was kicked in the groin by an opponent and was transported to a hospital where he had one testicle removed.[8] He made his Eredivisie debut on 23 September 1997 when Bert van Marwijk sent him in the 82nd minute to replace Patrick Paauwe in a 3–2 away loss to PSV Eindhoven.[1][9] Over the course of two seasons, Bănceu made only seven league appearances for Fortuna due to a serious injury to his right leg.[1][8]

In 1999, Bănceu returned to Romania for a two-season spell at Național București.[1][3] For the 2001–02 season, he joined Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and made his final Divizia A appearances, totaling 114 matches with three goals in the competition.[1][3][10] He ended his career in 2003, after playing one season for Serie C club Fermana.[1][3]

International career

In 1995, Bănceu made three appearances for Romania's under-21 team, including victories over Azerbaijan and Israel, and a 0–0 draw against France.[11] The following year, he played for Romania B in a 3–1 loss to Egypt.[11]

After retirement

After his playing career ended, Bănceu worked for a while as a general manager at Universitatea Cluj.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Alin Bănceu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ Alin Bănceu at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alin Bănceu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  4. ↑ "CSM Resita 0 – 2 Universitatea Cluj". Labtof. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Alin Bănceu. 1995 Intertoto Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mostenirea" [The legacy] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dorel Ioan Zegrean, românul care a jucat cu Van Bommel" [Dorel Ioan Zegrean, the Romanian who played with Van Bommel] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
    "Seizoen 1997 – 1998" [Season 1997 – 1998] (in Dutch). Fortuna-online.nl. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Înaintea lui Mihăiță Neșu, un alt fotbalist român plecat în Olanda, Alin Bănceu, a suferit o accidentare care i-a pus viața în pericol: Și-a spart testiculele!" [Before Mihăiță Neșu, another Romanian footballer who went to the Netherlands, Alin Bănceu, suffered an injury that put his life in danger: He broke his testicles!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Alin Bănceu. 1997/98 Eredivisie". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
    "PSV Eindhoven 3:2 Fortuna Sittard". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Alin Bănceu profile". Labtof. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Gheorghe Alin Banceu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "U Cluj a ramas fara antrenor!" [U Cluj remained without a coach!] (in Romanian). Romanialibera.ro. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
    "Probleme la Cluj! Directorul general, Alin Banceu si antrenorul Adrian Falub, au demisionat dupa infrangerea cu Poli!" [Problems at Cluj! General manager Alin Banceu and coach Adrian Falub resigned after the defeat with Poli!] (in Romanian). Romanialibera.ro. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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