Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Adrian Minea | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Călăraşi, Romania [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder [1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | Steaua București | 42 | (2) |
1983–1988 | Olt Scorniceşti | 141 | (7) |
1989–1991 | Steaua București | 60 | (8) |
1991–1996 | K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E. | 118 | (10) |
Total | 361 | (27) | |
International career | |||
1981–1987 | Romania U-21 | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Adrian Minea (born 26 December 1961) is a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder in the 1980s and 1990s. [2]
He started his career with Steaua Bucharest, before moving to FC Olt Scorniceşti. [2] He returned to Steaua in 1989 [2] and he went on to play for them in their 1989 European Cup Final defeat by Milan. [3] [4] He was still at the club in 1990–91 when he played two games in that season's Cup Winners Cup, [1] one of which was the 1st round, 2nd leg match against Glentoran. [5]
Minea played a total of 243 Divizia A matches for Steaua Bucharest and FC Olt, scoring 17 goals. [1]
In 1991, he joined Belgian side K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E. and he remained with them for five seasons before retiring in 1996. [2] He made 118 league appearances for them scoring 10 goals. [1]
His brother, Iulian, was also a professional footballer, they played together at Steaua București. [6] [7]
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