Dan Potocianu

Dan Ion Potocianu (born 5 March 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career Potocianu was born on 5 March 1974 in Reșița, Romania. He began playing football in 1990 at Divizia B club CSM Reșița. In the 1991–92 season, the team earned promotion to the first league.

In 1993, Potocianu went to Național București. During his four-season spell with The Bankers, he helped the team finish twice runner-up in the league.

Subsequently, Potocianu joined Servette, making his Nationalliga A debut on 5 July 1997 under coach Gérard Castella in a 2–2 draw against St. Gallen. During his short period with the club, Potocianu played 10 league games for Basel without scoring a goal. He returned to Servette for the 1999–2000 season, totaling 64 matches with two goals in the Swiss league. He has a total of 186 matches with seven goals in Divizia A and eight matches in European competitions.

International career From 1990 to 1995, Potocianu was consistently featured for Romania's under-18 and under-21 sides.

He made one appearance for Romania, when on 6 September 1997, coach Anghel Iordănescu sent him in the 46th minute to replace Anton Doboș in a 8–1 away win against Liechtenstein in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers.

Managerial career Potocianu coached in the Romanian lower leagues, managing FCM Reșița—where he also trained the junior squad—and CFR Timișoara, where he served as co-coach alongside Florin Bătrânu.

Honours Player CSM Reșița Divizia B: 1991–92 Național București Divizia A runner-up: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02 Cupa României runner-up: 1996–97 Servette Nationalliga A: 1998–99, runner-up 1997–98