Dan Păltinișanu


Dan Păltinișanu 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. 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.
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.

International career

Dan Păltinișanu played three at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 1–1 against Bulgaria in 1978 at the Balkan Cup.

Honours

;Politehnica Timişoara