Daniel Adrian Minea (born 26 December 1961) is a

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who played as a

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in the 1980s and 1990s. He started his career with Steaua Bucharest, before moving to

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. He returned to Steaua in 1989 and he went on to play for them in their

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defeat by

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. He was still at the club in 1990–91 when he played two games in that season's

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, one of which was the 1st round, 2nd leg match against

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. Minea played a total of 243

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matches for Steaua Bucharest and FC Olt, scoring 17 goals. In 1991, he joined

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side K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E. and he remained with them for five seasons before retiring in 1996. He made 118 league appearances for them scoring 10 goals. His brother, Iulian, was also a professional footballer, they played together at Steaua București.

Honours

Club

;Steaua București *

: 1988–89 * Cupa României: 1988–89 *

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runner-up: 1988–1989

References

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