Romanian footballer and manager
Daniel Timofte (born 1 October 1967) is a Romanian professionalfootball manager and former player who played as anattacking midfielder .
Timofte was born on 1 October 1967 inLonea ,Hunedoara County , Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1976 atCorvinul Hunedoara , moving three years later toJiul Petroșani .[ 1] [ 2] Divizia A debut, playing for Jiul under coachGheorghe Mulțescu in a 3–1 home victory againstChimia Râmnicu Vâlcea .[ 1] [ 3] first season , but Timofte stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back to the first league after two years.[ 1] [ 2]
In the summer of 1989, Timofte had offers fromDinamo București andSteaua București .[ 2] [ 1] [ 2] first season at Dinamo, the club wonThe Double , with Timofte being used by coachMircea Lucescu in 20 league matches in which he scored eight goals, including one in a 3–0derby win over Steaua.[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 5] Anton Doboș in the 6–4 victory in theCupa României final against Steaua.[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign as the club reached the semi-finals where they were eliminated after 2–0 on aggregate byAnderlecht .[ 1] [ 2] [ 7]
In the middle of the following season, Timofte left Dinamo and joinedBayer Uerdingen , making hisBundesliga debut on 23 February 1991 when coachFriedhelm Konietzka used him the entire match in a 0–0 draw againstNürnberg .[ 1] [ 8] first season , but he stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back after one year.[ 1] Michael Klein .[ 9]
Timofte returned to Dinamo for the1992–93 season, finishing runner-up in the league.[ 1] Samsunspor along compatriotsBogdan Stelea ,Marius Cheregi ,Ovidiu Hanganu ,Silvian Dobre and Luca Constantin, being coached byGheorghe Mulțescu .[ 1] [ 10] Süper Lig appearances with 18 goals scored, and won the1993–94 Balkans Cup .[ 1] 1999–2000 season, being used by coachCornel Dinu in six league games.[ 1] [ 4] Intertoto Cup ) in European competitions.[ 1]
International career [ edit ] Timofte has 22 appearances with two goals scored forRomania , making his debut on 28 March 1990 under coachEmerich Jenei in a friendly which ended with a 3–1 away victory againstEgypt in which he scored once.[ 11] [ 12]
Jenei used him in three games in the1990 World Cup final tournament , as the team reached the round of 16 where the campaign ended after a 0–0 (5–4, after penalty kicks) loss toIreland in which at thepenalty shootout his strike was the only one defended by goalkeeperPackie Bonner .[ 11] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Dinamo to play against Irish clubSt Patrick's Athletic in the1990–91 European Cup , the Irish fans gave him mocking cheers for his shootout miss.[ 13] bars inPetroșani , the first being named "Penalty", and also Packie Bonner named hisboat "Timofte".[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
In the following years he played four games in theEuro 1992 qualifiers in which he scored once in a 3–1 away win overSan Marino .[ 11] [ 17] Czechoslovakia during the1994 World Cup qualifiers .[ 11] Euro 1996 qualifiers , including his last one forThe Tricolours on 26 April 1995 in a 4–1 away win overAzerbaijan .[ 11]
For representing his country at the1990 World Cup , Timofte was decorated byPresident of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[ 18]
Timofte spent most of his coaching career as an assistant ofGheorghe Mulțescu at various teams from Romanian football, including giantsDinamo București .[ 19] [ 20] 2007–08 season he wasDorinel Munteanu 's assistant atVaslui .[ 19] [ 21]
He had spells as head coach atSportul Studențesc ,Jiul Petroșani andCF Brăila .[ 19] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] first league , while with Jiul he activated in thesecond one and with Brăila he managed to earn promotion from thethird to the second league in the2009–10 season.[ 19] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
In 2016, Timofte received the Honorary Citizen ofPetroșani title.[ 25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year[ 11] National team Year Apps Goals Romania 1990 7 1 1991 4 1 1992 2 0 1993 4 0 1994 4 0 1995 1 0 Total 22 2
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Timofte goal .[ 11] [ 12] [ 17] Jiul Petroșani
Dinamo București
Bayer Uerdingen
Samsunspor
CF Brăila
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Group 2. San Marino - Romania 1:3" . WorldFootball. Retrieved22 January 2025 .^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF) . Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc" . Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived fromthe original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved22 January 2025 .^a b c d "Daniel Timofte a preluat functia de antrenor principal la Jiul" [Daniel Timofte took over the position of head coach at Jiul] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 11 September 2008. Retrieved22 January 2025 .^ "A sosit Multescu; urmeaza Casierra!" [Multescu arrived; next one is Casierra!] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 14 August 2012. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Dinamo face reconstrucție cu Mulțescu: "Am obiectiv primele patru locuri" [Dinamo is rebuilding with Mulțescu: "I aim for the top four places"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 6 June 2013. 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Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Daniel Timofte: "Luțu și Pârvu ne pot ajuta să rămânem în fruntea clasamentului" [Daniel Timofte: "Luțu and Pârvu can help us stay at the top of the ranking"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 September 2009. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Daniel Timofte, la final de contract cu Jiul" [Daniel Timofte, at the end of his contract with Jiul] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 9 June 2009. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Daniel Timofte, pe țeavă?" [Daniel Timofte, on the pipe?] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 9 June 2009. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Daniel Timofte a fost demis de la Jiul" [Daniel Timofte was dismissed from Jiul] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 7 November 2009. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Daniel Timofte, antrenor principal la CF Brăila" [Daniel Timofte, head coach at CF Brăila] (in Romanian). Obiectivbr.ro. 13 January 2010. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Timofte "reloaded" (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 3 November 2010. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Daniel Timofte a revenit pe banca tehnică a echipei CF Brăila" [Daniel Timofte returned to the technical bench of the CF Brăila team] (in Romanian). Obiectivbraila.ro. 4 November 2010. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Falimentul fotbalului brăilean" [The bankruptcy of Brăila football] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 11 November 2010. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Timofte: "Mai e mult pînă la salvarea de la retrogradare" [Timofte: "There is still a long way to go to save from relegation"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 October 2010. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Sportul Studențesc - Pandurii Târgu Jiu, scor 0-0 in Liga I" [Sportul Studențesc - Pandurii Târgu Jiu, score 0-0 in Liga I] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 30 October 2010. Retrieved22 January 2025 ."Isăilă va semna un contract valabil patru ani și jumătate cu Sportul Studențesc" [Isăilă will sign a contract valid for four and a half years with Sportul Studențesc] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 4 November 2011. 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Retrieved21 November 2025 .
Daniel Timofte managerial positions
Egypt
San Marino