Dan Bucșa

Dan Bucșa
Personal information
Full name	Dan Mihai Bucșa
Date of birth	23 June 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Dej, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Victoria Cluj (player-manager)
Number	21
Youth career
1995–1999	Unirea Dej
1999–2005	Luceafărul Dej
2005–2006	Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2012	Dinamo II București
2009–2010	→ Universitatea Cluj (loan)
2012	Dinamo București
2012	Bergisch Gladbach
2013–2014	Universitatea Cluj
2015	Győri ETO
2015	Târgu Mureș
2015–2016	Petrolul Ploiești
2016–2017	Hapoel Bnei Lod
2017	Juventus București
2017–2018	Concordia Chiajna
2019	Petrolul Ploiești
2020	Concordia Chiajna
2020–	Victoria Cluj
International career
2009	Romania U23
Managerial career
2020–	Victoria Cluj
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2020

Dan Mihai Bucșa (born 23 June 1988) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga IV side Victoria Cluj as a midfielder.^[1]

Career[edit]

Unirea Dej & Luceafărul Dej[edit]

Bucșa started his career in his home town, at Unirea Dej, and later at Luceafărul Dej.

Dinamo București[edit]

In 2006, when he was 18, he was bought by Dinamo București, being wanted by Mircea Rednic who often call him at the first team training sessions.^[2] He played for three years for the second Dinamo team where he became captain.

Universitatea Cluj[edit]

In July 2009, Bucșa joined Universitatea Cluj, the Liga II team that was bought by Florian Walter, former paymaster at Dinamo.^[3] During his spell at Cluj, he was called at the national U23 team, by Răzvan Lucescu.^[4] After only a year, Bucșa was released by Universitatea Cluj.^[5]

Then, he was closed to a transfer at Arieşul Turda, but everything fall out in the last moments.^[6]

Return to Dinamo București[edit]

After that, he decided to come back at Dinamo București. Bucșa played his first match in Liga I on 21 March 2012, in a game against Oțelul Galați.^[7]

Bergisch Gladbach[edit]

He was released from Dinamo in the summer of 2012 and signed a contract with the German team Bergisch Gladbach.^[8]

Return to Universitatea Cluj[edit]

After only four months, he ended his contract and came back to Romania, agreeing a contract with his former team Universitatea Cluj.^[9] In December 2014, he ended his contract with U.Cluj.^[10]

Return to Concordia Chiajna[edit]

On 21 February 2020, Concordia Chiajna presented Bucșa as their new player.^[11]

References[edit]

^ Mihaitalazarica (21 February 2020). "Concordia Chiajna reîncepe campionatului Ligii 2 de pe loc retrogradabil, dar a fost campioană la transferuri! "Vulturii" şi-au prezentat cele 13 achiziţii ale iernii" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ Libertatea (28 April 2010). "Andreea Necula se iubeşte cu un fotbalist" (in Romanian).
^ Dan Brie (1 July 2009). "Dan Bucşa, capitanul lui Dinamo II cedat la U Cluj" (in Romanian).
^ Ionela Fat (11 December 2009). "Bucșa, convocat la nationala U 23" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
^ Ziua de Cluj (27 June 2010). "Kalle şi Brkovic nu mai vin la "U", Bucşa şi Popa, puşi pe liber" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ Septimiu Fantea (2 September 2010). "Transferul lui Dan Bucşa la Arieşul Turda a picat" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ FRF (23 March 2012). "Statistica etapei a 22-a a campionatului Ligii I" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
^ reviersport (13 September 2012). "Ex-Bukarester gegen RWE spielberechtigt!" (in German).
^ Cosmin Lucaci (30 January 2013). "Dan Bucşa a revenit la Universitatea" (in Romanian).
^ universitateacluj.ro (11 December 2014). "Mult succes, Dan Bucşa! Îţi mulţumim pentru tot!" (in Romanian).
^ Mihaitalazarica (21 February 2020). "Concordia Chiajna reîncepe campionatului Ligii 2 de pe loc retrogradabil, dar a fost campioană la transferuri! "Vulturii" şi-au prezentat cele 13 achiziţii ale iernii" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Dan Bucșa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Dan Bucșa at Soccerway

[1] Mihaitalazarica (21 February 2020). "Concordia Chiajna reîncepe campionatului Ligii 2 de pe loc retrogradabil, dar a fost campioană la transferuri! "Vulturii" şi-au prezentat cele 13 achiziţii ale iernii" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[2] Libertatea (28 April 2010). "Andreea Necula se iubeşte cu un fotbalist" (in Romanian).

[3] Dan Brie (1 July 2009). "Dan Bucşa, capitanul lui Dinamo II cedat la U Cluj" (in Romanian).

[4] Ionela Fat (11 December 2009). "Bucșa, convocat la nationala U 23" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

[5] Ziua de Cluj (27 June 2010). "Kalle şi Brkovic nu mai vin la "U", Bucşa şi Popa, puşi pe liber" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[6] Septimiu Fantea (2 September 2010). "Transferul lui Dan Bucşa la Arieşul Turda a picat" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[7] FRF (23 March 2012). "Statistica etapei a 22-a a campionatului Ligii I" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.

[8] reviersport (13 September 2012). "Ex-Bukarester gegen RWE spielberechtigt!" (in German).

[9] Cosmin Lucaci (30 January 2013). "Dan Bucşa a revenit la Universitatea" (in Romanian).

[10] universitateacluj.ro (11 December 2014). "Mult succes, Dan Bucşa! Îţi mulţumim pentru tot!" (in Romanian).

[11] Mihaitalazarica (21 February 2020). "Concordia Chiajna reîncepe campionatului Ligii 2 de pe loc retrogradabil, dar a fost campioană la transferuri! "Vulturii" şi-au prezentat cele 13 achiziţii ale iernii" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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