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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Alexandru Botez
| image = Alexandru Botez.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| nationality = {{Flag|Romania}}
| birth_date = 1908
| birth_place =
| death_date = Unknown
| death_place =
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| position = Center
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| played_for = [[Hockey Club Roman Bucharest|HC Bucharest]] [[Klagenfurter AC]] [[Tenis Club Roman Bucharest]] [[Telefon Club Bucharest]] [[Rapid Bucharest]] [[Juventus Bucharest]]
| career_start = 1926
| career_end = 1944
}}
'''Alexandru "Sandy" Botez''' (born 1908) was a [[Romania]]n ice hockey player. He started his career playing in Austria for [[Klagenfurter AC]] during the 1925-26 season. Botez later returned to his native Romania, joining [[Hockey Club Roman Bucharest]] for 1927-28.

Botez was a key figure in Romanian hockey, both in national and international play. He was a top player on the [[Romanian National Team]], who he played for at the [[World Championships]] on six occasions (1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938) and at the [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1932|1932 European Championship]].

On the domestic front, he was one of the co-founders of [[Telefon Club Bucharest]], along with [[Riri Aslan]], who convinced Bobby Tucker of the telephone company to form the team. Botez was later the captain of [[Juventus Bucharest]].

He was also a referee and sometimes played right wing, although his main position was center. Botez was also a skilled tennis player.
==References==
*{{cite book |last=IIHF|title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011|year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |page=|isbn= 978-0-9867964-0-1}}

==Credits==
Special thanks to Patrick H. for supplying information on this player.
[[Category:Romanian players]]

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