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Daniel Prodan Personal information Full name Daniel Claudiu Prodan Date of birth 23 March 1972 Place of birth Satu Mare, Romania Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1991–1992 Olimpia Satu-Mare ? (?) 1992–1996 Steaua Bucureşti 121 (10) 1997–1998 Atlético Madrid 34 (4) 1998–2001 Rangers 0 (0) 2000 → Steaua Bucureşti (loan) 1 (0) 2000–2001 → Rocar Bucureşti (loan) 15 (3) 2001 Naţional Bucureşti 5 (0) 2002 Messina 5 (1) 2002–2003 Naţional Bucureşti 7 (0) Total 188 (18) National team 1992–1993 Romania U21 10 (0) 1993–2001 Romania 54 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Claudiu Prodan (born 23 March 1972) is a retired Romanian footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
In a career marred by injuries, he played mainly for Steaua Bucureşti, representing the Romanian national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.
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Club career
Born in Satu Mare, Prodan came to prominence with country giants FC Steaua Bucureşti, having signed in late 1992 from hometown side FC Olimpia. With the capital club, he won five consecutive league titles, always as an undisputed starter, and his debut in the league came on November 8 at the age of 20, in a 3–1 win at FC Farul Constanţa.
In January 1997, Prodan moved to Spain with Atlético Madrid, netting four La Liga goals in only half a season (17 matches), and appearing in the same number of games in the following.
In the 1998 summer, Prodan joined Glasgow Rangers for £2.2m, but made no first-team appearances in two and a half years in Scotland due to a serious knee injury, which he sustained whilst with the Colchoneros.[1][2] Rangers' doctor later revealed that no medical had been conducted and the transfer was rushed to completion on the strength of falsified documents.[3] The Ibrox club threatened to sue Atlético Madrid, but backed down and released the player in January 2001.[4]
During the last five years of his career (Rangers included), Prodan only appeared in 33 matches combined while representing four teams, retiring at the age of 31, at FC Naţional Bucureşti.
International career
Prodan won 54 caps for the Romanian national team between 1993 and 2001, and was in the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup (all complete matches for the quarterfinalists[5]) and UEFA Euro 1996.
He scored one international goal, against Slovakia in 1994.
References
- ^ Prodan pleads for Ibrox debut; BBC Sport, 13 December 2000
- ^ Rangers release Prodan; BBC Sport, 1 February 2001
- ^ Scotland doctor Professor Stewart Hillis has spent 40 years in the game, but knows he will always be remembered for Daniel Prodan’s transfer; Herald Scotland, 23 July 2010
- ^ The longest wait for a new signing's debut; The Guardian, 17 August 2005
- ^ Daniel Prodan – FIFA competition record
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- BDFutbol profile
- Daniel Prodan career stats at Soccerbase
- Daniel Prodan at National-Football-Teams.com
Romania squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 
Romania squad – UEFA Euro 1996 Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Satu Mare
- Romanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Liga I players
- FC Steaua Bucureşti players
- FC Progresul Bucureşti players
- La Liga footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Serie B footballers
- F.C. Messina Peloro players
- Romania international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
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