Vasile Nicolae Popa (born 26 April 1969) is a Romanian former football central defender.[2][3] His son, Alin Popa was also a footballer.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasile Nicolae Popa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fălcoiu, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Olt Scornicești[a] | 38 | (3) |
| 1993–1998 | Argeș Pitești[b] | 163 | (4) |
| 1998 | Rapid București | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Gloria Bistrița | 132 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Dacia Mioveni | 21 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Gloria Bistrița | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 383 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017– | Argeș Pitești (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editVasile Popa played one friendly game at international level for Romania when he came as a substitute, replacing Anton Doboș in the 86th minute of a 2–1 victory against Greece.[5][6]
Honours
editArgeș Pitești
Notes
edit- ^ The statistics for the 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
- ^ The statistics for the 1992–93 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Vasile Popa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Vasile Popa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Vasile Popa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "DRAMA unui fotbalist care a fost erou în Cupă. S-a născut cu probleme" [DRAMA of a footballer who was a hero in the Cup. He was born with problems] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Vasile Popa". European Football. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Greece 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
edit- Vasile Popa at National-Football-Teams.com