Daniel Timofte

Daniel Timofte

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Timofte
Date of birth	1 October 1967 (1967-10-01) (age 44)
Place of birth	Lonea, Hunedoara County, Romania
Playing position	Attacking midfielder (Retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1989	Jiul Petroşani	69	(11)
1989–1991	Dinamo Bucureşti	35	(10)
1991–1992	Bayer Uerdingen	28	(1)
1992–1993	Dinamo Bucureşti	26	(0)
1993–1999	Samsunspor	132	(18)
1999–2000	Dinamo Bucureşti	6	(0)
National team
1990–1995	Romania	22	(2)
Teams managed
2007	Sportul Studenţesc
2008–2009	Jiul Petroşani
2010	CF Brăila
2010–2011	CF Brăila
2011	Sportul Studenţesc
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Timofte (born 1 October 1967) is a retired Romanian football midfielder and is currently a coach. He is today a legend in Samsun and remains a fan favourite.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

He debuted in Divizia A with Jiul Petroşani in 1986. The team was relegated that season, but Timofte helped them earn promotion again before he joined Dinamo Bucureşti in 1989. The following season he won the double with Dinamo. He later played in Germany and Turkey, and he retired in 2000 after his third spell with Dinamo.

Timofte made his debut for the Romanian national team in 1990 against Egypt, scoring in his debut match. At the 1990 FIFA World Cup he had a penalty kick saved in the penalty shootout against Ireland by Packie Bonner in the round of sixteen, which caused Romania's exit from the tournament. Timofte got 22 caps in total, the last in 1995, and scored 2 goals.

Timofte played for Dinamo Bucureşti against St Patrick's Athletic in the UEFA Cup 1990–91.^[1] In Tolka Park, Dublin, the Irish home fans gave him mocking cheers for his shootout miss. A Bayer Uerdingen scout was at the match, which led to his transfer to Germany.^[1]

His football career was cut short by a knee injury.^[1] He returned to Petroşani and opened a number of bars, the first named "Penalty".^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Howard, Paul (31 March 2002). "Timofte still paying penalty". Sunday Tribune. https://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2002/mar/31/timofte-still-paying-penalty/. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 

External links

• RomanianSoccer.ro - career stats
• FussballDaten profile
• Timofte coaching photo

Romanian football portal

Persondata
Name	Timofte, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1 October 1967
Place of birth	Lonea Hunedoara County, Romania
Date of death
Place of death