Vasile Popa

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vasile Popa

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| fullname = Vasile Nicolae Popa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|04|26|df=y}}{{RomanianSoccer|1613/vasile-nicolae-popa}}

| birth_place = Fălcoiu, Romania

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Central defender

| currentclub = Argeș Pitești (sporting director)

| youthyears1 = 1981–1986| youthclubs1 = Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea

| years1 = 1986–1987 |clubs1 = Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea |caps1 = 3 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1988–1992 |clubs2 = Olt Scornicești{{efn|name="FCO"|The statistics for the 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.}} |caps2 = 38 |goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1993–1998 |clubs3 = Argeș Pitești{{efn|name="FCA"|The statistics for the 1992–93 Divizia B season are unavailable.}} |caps3 = 163 |goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1998 |clubs4 = Rapid București |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1999–2003 |clubs5 = Gloria Bistrița |caps5 = 132 |goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2003–2004 |clubs6 = Dacia Mioveni |caps6 = 21 |goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2004–2005 |clubs7 = Gloria Bistrița |caps7 = 25 |goals7 = 0

|totalcaps = 383 |totalgoals = 15

| nationalyears1 = 1998 | nationalteam1 = Romania | nationalcaps1 = 1| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2017– | managerclubs1 = Argeș Pitești (sporting director)

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Vasile Nicolae Popa (born 26 April 1969) is a Romanian former football central defender.{{WorldFootball.net|vasile-popa}}{{NFT|10993}} His son, Alin Popa was also a footballer.{{cite web| url=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/drama-incredibila-unui-fotbalist-care-fost-erou-cupa-s-nascut-fara-tendoane-fost-operat-nu-numai-ca-merge-dar-da-si-goluri-mama-sa-e-grav-bolnava-1411644| title=DRAMA unui fotbalist care a fost erou în Cupă. S-a născut cu probleme| publisher=Libertatea.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=DRAMA of a footballer who was a hero in the Cup. He was born with problems | date=26 September 2014| accessdate=5 March 2020}}