Daniel Adrian Minea (born 26 December 1961) is a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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]
Honours
Club
- Steaua București
- Divizia A: 1988–89
- Cupa României: 1988–89
- European Cup runner-up: 1988–1989