Dan Păltinișanu

Dan Păltinișanu (23 March 1951 – 4 March 1995) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender. Born in Bucharest, he started out in the youth systems of TM București and Dinamo București. He spent ten years with Politehnica Timişoara, the Dan Păltinişanu Stadium from Timișoara is named after him.[1] He also played for FC Braşov, Metrom Brașov, and Unirea Sânnicolau Mare at club level. At international level, he won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition of the tournament that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Romulus Chihaia and Paul Cazan.[2]

Dan Păltinișanu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-03-23)23 March 1951
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	4 March 1995(1995-03-04) (aged 43)
Place of death	Timișoara, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1962–1965	TM București
1965–1970	Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	FC Braşov	1	(0)
1972–1973	Metrom Brașov	26	(0)
1973–1983	Politehnica Timişoara	271	(24)
1983–1985	Unirea Sânnicolau Mare	20	(3)
Total		318	(27)
National team
1978–1979	Romania	3	(0)
Honours Representing  Romania Universiade 1974 Nice Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His son, who is also named Dan Păltinișanu, was a basketball player who played for Romania's national basketball team and won the Romanian Basketball Cup while playing for BCM Elba Timișoara in 2010.[1][3][4]