International career
Daniel Timofte has 22 appearances with two goals scored for Romania, making his debut on 28 March 1990 under coach Emerich Jenei in a friendly which ended with a 3–1 away victory against Egypt in which he scored once. [9] [10]
Jenei used him in three games at the 1990 World Cup final tournament, as the team managed to get past the group stage, reaching the round of 16 where the campaign ended after a 0–0 (5–4, after penalty kicks) loss against Ireland in which at the penalty shootout his strike was the only one defended by goalkeeper Packie Bonner. [9] [11] [12] [13] [14] That penalty miss followed him as when he went with Dinamo to play against Irish club, St Patrick's Athletic in the 1990–91 European Cup, the Irish fans gave him mocking cheers for his shootout miss. [11] After he ended his career, Timofte opened a number of bars in Petroșani, the first being named "Penalty", also Packie Bonner named his boat "Timofte". [11] [12] [13]
In the following years he would play four games at the Euro 1992 qualifiers in which he scored once in a 3–1 away win over San Marino. [9] [15] He also played in a 1–1 with Czechoslovakia at the 1994 World Cup qualifiers and made four appearances at the Euro 1996 qualifiers, including his last one for The Tricolours on 26 April 1995 in a 4–1 away win over Azerbaijan. [9]
For representing his country at the 1990 World Cup, Timofte was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III. [16]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Timofte goal. [9] [10] [15]
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 1990 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 1 |  Egypt | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 March 1991 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | 8 |  San Marino | 3–1 | 3–1 | Euro 1992 qualifiers |
