Mircea Popa (born 21 June 1962) is a Romanian former football right-back.[2][3][4] His son, Horațiu Popa was also a footballer.[5][6]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1962-06-21) 21 June 1962 (age 59)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Petroșani, Romania[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1980 | Jiul Petroșani | 1 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
1981–1985 | Jiul Petroșani | 73 | (5) |
1985–1992 | Sportul Studențesc București | 171 | (10) |
1992 | Progresul București | 7 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Jiul Petroșani[lower-alpha 1] | 22 | (0) |
Total | 274 | (15) | |
National team | |||
1988 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mircea Popa played three friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 2–2 against Poland when he came as a substitute, replacing Mircea Rednic at half-time.[7][8]