Daniel Bălașa

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Bălașa

| image =

| fullname = Daniel Ilie Bălașa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|08|06}}

| birth_place = Târgu Jiu, Romania

| height = 1.81m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1995–1999 |youthclubs1 = CSȘ Târgu Jiu

| youthyears2 = 1999–2000 |youthclubs2 = "N. Dobrin" Pitești

| years1 = 2000–2001 |clubs1 = Metalul Plopeni |caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001 |clubs2 = Astra Ploiești |caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2001–2002 |clubs3 = Metalul Plopeni |caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002 |clubs4 = Brașov |caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002–2008 |clubs5 = Zimbru Chișinău |caps5 = 71 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2008–2010 |clubs6 = Argeș Pitști |caps6 = 49 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2010–2011 |clubs7 = Brașov |caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2011–2013 |clubs8 = Zimbru Chișinău |caps8 = 31 | goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2013 |clubs9 = CF Brăila |caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 2013–2014 |clubs10= FCU Craiova|caps10= 5 | goals10= 0

| years11= 2015 |clubs11= Știința Turceni |caps11= | goals11=

| years12= 2015 |clubs12= Filiași |caps12= | goals12=

| years13= 2016 |clubs13= Măgura Cisnădie |caps13= | goals13=

| years14= 2016–2017 |clubs14= Filiași |caps14= | goals14=

| years15= 2017–2018 |clubs15= Internațional Bălești |caps15= 25 | goals15= 0

| years16= 2018–2019 |clubs16= Petrolul Țicleni |caps16= 22 | goals16= 1

| years17= 2019–2020 |clubs17= Vulturii Fărcășești |caps17= 14 | goals17= 2

| totalcaps = 262 |totalgoals = 9

| manageryears1 = 2024 | managerclubs1 = ARO Câmpulung (assistant)

| pcupdate = 14:52, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

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Daniel Ilie Bălașa (born 6 August 1981) is a Romanian former football player who played as a centre back for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, Zimbru Chișinău or FC Argeș Pitești, among others.[http://www.gds.ro/Sport/2016-07-14/calu,-balasa-si-fotescu,-la-cso-filiasi/ Calu, Bălașa și Fotescu, la CSO Filiași] In his career Bălașa played for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, Zimbru Chișinău or Argeș Pitești, among others.