Marian-Alexandru Bănuţă (born 13 August 1986) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Alexandru Bănuţă
Personal information
Full name Marian-Alexandru Bănuţă
Date of birth (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Toulouse[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Balma SC
2007–2008 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 12 (0)
2008–2009 Perpignan
2009–2010 Toulouse Fontaines Club 8 (0)
2010 SS Saint-Louisienne
2010–2011 JS Saint-Pierroise
2011–2013 Juventus București 19 (1)
2013–2014 OC Perpignan
2014–2015 Angoulême 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Bănuţă was born in Bucharest, Romania, and moved to Toulouse, France, around 1991.[2]

He played on the professional level in the Romanian Liga I for FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.

Personal life

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His father George Banuta was also a footballer who migrated to France. Banuta's sister Anne Marie plays for Saint-Étienne. He acquired French nationality on 21 September 2001, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Cabioch, Kévin (4 October 2014). "ACFC : Marian Banuta, le globe-trotter des surfaces". Charente Libre (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Banuta, de la Roumanie à la Coupe du Roussillon". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ "JORF n° 0220 du 22 septembre 2001 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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