Dan Păltinișanu [SEP] place of birth
Dan Păltinișanu
Dan Păltinișanu (23 March 1951 – 4 March 1995) was a football player, born in Bucharest, Romania, who played ten years for Politehnica Timişoara. The Dan Păltinişanu Stadium from Timișoara is named after him. He won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Romulus Chihaia and Paul Cazan. His son who was also named Dan Păltinișanu was a basketball player who played for Romania's national basketball team
Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu
Dan Păltinișanu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Timișoara, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches by the local team, Poli Timișoara. The stadium is named after Politehnica Timișoara's legend Dan Păltinișanu who played 271 matches in 10 years for the club and scored very important goals, including the qualification goal in UEFA Cup against Celtic and Atlético Madrid. He is considered the best centre back who ever played for Poli. He died on 4 March 1995 at the age of only 43.