Daniel Timofte

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Daniel Timofte (born 1 October 1967 in Lonea) is a retired Romanian football attacking midfielder.

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 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 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 Richmond Park, Dublin, the Irish home fans gave him ironical 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]

[edit] Career statistics

Romanian football portal

Season	Club	Country	Matches	Goals
1986/87	Jiul Petroşani	Romania	31	5
1987/88	Jiul Petroşani	Romania	N/A	N/A
1988/89	Jiul Petroşani	Romania	N/A	N/A
1989/90	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	20	8
1990/91	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	15	2
	Bayer Uerdingen	Germany	15	0
1991/92	Bayer Uerdingen	Germany	N/A	N/A
1992/93	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	26	0
1993/94	Samsunspor	Turkey	26	6
1994/95	Samsunspor	Turkey	26	2
1995/96	Samsunspor	Turkey	20	1
1996/97	Samsunspor	Turkey	30	8
1997/98	Samsunspor	Turkey	15	0
1998/99	Samsunspor	Turkey	15	1
1999/00	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	6	0