| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Ionel Opriţa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Drăgăneşti-Olt, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Petrolul Ploieşti | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | CSM Reşiţa | 33 | (7) |
| 2002–2007 | Steaua Bucureşti | 107 | (15) |
| 2007 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | UTA Arad | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Lorca Deportiva | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | FK Baku | 3 | (0) |
| 2010– | Petrolul Ploieşti | 47 | (26) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2006 | Romania | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Ionel Opriţa (born 10 August 1981 in Drăgăneşti-Olt) is a Romanian football striker who plays for Petrolul Ploieşti.
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Opriţa began his career at FCM Reşiţa in 2000 in Liga II, the second tier of the Romianian football pyramid. In 2002, he moved on to Steaua Bucureşti, making the step up to Liga I in the top tier of the Romianian football. Opriţa spent the next seven years of his career in Bucharest winning the Divizia A in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and also the Supercupa României in 2005–06. He scored 15 goals in 107 appearances whilst at Steaua Bucureşti.
On 12 April 2007, he moved across Bucharest to play for city rivals FC Dinamo Bucureşti on a four-year contract. His time at the club was not a success and he played just five games without scoring. Later in 2008, he signed for FCM UTA Arad based in Arad in the west of the country.
After one season with the club Opriţa terminated his contract and moved to south-east Spain to play for Lorca Deportiva CF of the Segunda División B, the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Opriţa failed to settle in Spain and returned to Romania after just one month and three games. Due to the Transfer window being closed he was unable to sign for a new team until the winter break. In January 2009, he signed a six month loan contract with FC Aarau of the Swiss Super League.[1]
Despite playing as a striker, Opriţa does not score many goals, he is a more of a target man and his main ability is to create spaces for his team mates, where many goals are from. He is very committed while playing, and he is also technically gifted.
For Romania, Oprita was capped 6 times and scoring one goal. He made his debut in 2003 against Ukraine.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 February 2005 | Neo GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Slovakia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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