Daniel Costescu

Daniel Ștefan Costescu (born 14 July 1976) is a Romanian former professional footballer who usually played as a striker. He scored 46 goals in 235 matches in the Romanian First Division, 47 goals in 141 matches in the Romanian Second Division and 8 goals in 19 matches in the Swiss Third Division. His first match in Divizia A (Romanian First Division) was Olimpia Satu Mare – Petrolul Ploiești 3–0 on 1 August 1998, while playing for Petrolul Ploiești.

After his short spell at Astra Ploiești, he returned to Petrolul Ploiești, where he played for another 2 years, scoring 9 goals in 36 games.

In 2004, he transferred to a well-established club in Romania, FC Argeș Pitești, 2-time champions of Romania and the team that gave players like Nicolae Dobrin, Adrian Mutu, Adrian Neaga, Dănuț Coman and Paul Codrea. But, unfortunately for him, his time at FC Argeș was not one of the best, managing to score just 2 goals in 1 season.

He was transferred in 2006 by Divizia A newcomers Unirea Urziceni, who were in need of an experienced man upfront. Unirea proved to be a surprise-pack, finishing 10th in the league, and Daniel scored 2 goals for his new team.

After his season at Unirea he transferred to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.