Antonio Alexe
Antonio Alexe (21 December 1969 – 21 January 2005) was a Romanian professional basketball player. He played for Oradea (1988-1993),[1] Szolnoki Olaj KK (Hungary, 1995-1998), Sopron (Hungary, 1999-2000), West Petrom Arad (2000-2002), Falco KC Szombathely (Hungary, 2002-2003) and CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (2003-2005).[2] He died in a car accident. The Arena Antonio Alexe is named after him. Personal lifeHe was born on 21 December 1969 in Constanţa. Alexe was married and had daughter, Paula (born 1995).[3] He died on 21 January 2005 in a car accident in Sinaia[4] and over 1,500 people participated at his funeral.[5] CareerClub careerHe started playing basketball at 11 years old. In 1988 he transferred to Dinamo Oradea, where he was trained by Dan Berceanu. With him in the team, Oradea finished 3rd in the 1991/92 Romanian League, achieving the best performance in the club's history. He was declared the MVP of the Romanian League (6 times) and the MVP of the Hungarian League (3 times).[6] International careerHe led the junior national team to a 4th place at the 1990 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and a year later, as a captain of the youth team he finished 5th at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Edmonton, Canada.[6] Antonio Alexe Memorial TournamentAntonio Alexe Memorial Tournament is organized in his honour. 2008 editionMacedonia-Austria 91-66 Standings: 1.Macedonia 2010 editionCSU Atlassib Sibiu – Szolnok 71-64 Standings:
2011 editionMarso Vagep Nyíregyháza – U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca 67-88 Standings:
2012 editionAlbacomp Székesfehérvár - Atomerőmű SE 67-58 2013 editionCSM Oradea- Alba Székesfehérvár 87-77, BC Mureş-Marso Nyíregyháza 80-55, CSM Oradea-BC Mureş 88-74, Alba Székesfehérvár-Marso Nyíregyháza 97-58, BC Mureş-Alba Székesfehérvár 98-82, CSM Oradea-Marso Nyíregyháza 94-57.[10] References
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