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 | (1969-04-26) 26 April 1969 (age 53)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fălcoiu, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender[1] | ||
| Club 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[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | (3) |
| 1993–1998 | Argeș Pitești[lower-alpha 2] | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017– | Argeș Pitești (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasile 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]
Argeș Pitești