Daniel Petru Huza (born 24 June 1970) is a

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n former

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who played as a

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mainly for

Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania: * the River Jiu ( + ) ** Jiul de Vest ** Jiul de Est * A village in Țuglui Țuglui is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroad ...

, but also for teams such as

Minerul Lupeni Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly known as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County which competes in Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. Estab ...

, Bihor Oradea or Pandurii Târgu Jiu, among others. According to other sources, Huza played in 95

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matches and scored 15 goals, but also in 200

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matches and scored 56 goals.Jiul Petroșani - 100 de ani în alb-negru. Om la om (IX). / Daniel Huza - un simbol al Jiului sau o iubire în alb-negru
zvj.ro After retirement, Huza continued to work for his favourite club,

, at the beginning as a coach in the youth center, subsequently being promoted as an assistant coach in the

. In 2011 Huza was promoted as the manager of Jiul, in a tough moment for the club, after it was relegated in the Liga IV due to financial problems. Huza promoted Jiul and next season continued as the manager of the second squad, remaining in the 4th tier.Fotbal Liga III, Seria V – Evoluţia echipei Jiul Petroşani de la prima rundă până la ultima
gddhd.ro After a short spell at

Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...

, Huza moved in 2014 in the

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where he continued as a youth coach and technical director for

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, Sharjah FC and

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Honours

Player

;Jiul Petroșani *

Divizia B The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

: Winner (1) 1995–96 *

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

: Winner (1) 2002–03 ;Minerul Lupeni *

: Winner (1) 1995–96

Manager

;Jiul Petroșani * Liga IV –

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: Winner (1)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huza, Daniel 1970 births Living people People from Târnăveni Romanian footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players CSM Jiul Petroșani players CS Viitorul Minerul Lupeni players CSM Reșița players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players FCV Farul Constanța players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players CS Minerul Motru players Romanian football managers CSM Jiul Petroșani managers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Sportspeople from Mureș County