Daniel Petru Huza (born 24 June 1970) is a

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n former

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who played as a

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mainly for

Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania: * the River Jiu ( + ) ** Jiul de Vest ** Jiul de Est * A village in Țuglui Țuglui is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, ...

, but also for teams such as

Minerul Lupeni Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly referred to as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County, which competes in Liga III , the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Established in 192 ...

, Bihor Oradea or

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, among others. According to other sources, Huza played in 95

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

matches and scored 15 goals, but also in 200

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

matches and scored 56 goals.Jiul Petroșani - 100 de ani în alb-negru. Om la om (IX). / Daniel Huza - un simbol al Jiului sau o iubire în alb-negru
zvj.ro After retirement, Huza continued to work for his favourite club,

, at the beginning as a coach in the youth center, subsequently being promoted as an assistant coach in the

. In 2011 Huza was promoted as the manager of Jiul, in a tough moment for the club, after it was relegated in the

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due to financial problems. Huza promoted Jiul and next season continued as the manager of the second squad, remaining in the 4th tier.Fotbal Liga III, Seria V – Evoluţia echipei Jiul Petroşani de la prima rundă până la ultima
gddhd.ro After a short spell at

Universitatea Cluj Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the L ...

, Huza moved in 2014 in the

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where he continued as a youth coach and technical director for Al Dhafra,

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and

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Honours

Player

;Jiul Petroșani *

Divizia B The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 football season. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariu ...

: Winner (1) 1995–96 *

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

: Winner (1) 2002–03 ;Minerul Lupeni *

: Winner (1) 1995–96

Manager

;Jiul Petroșani *

–

Hunedoara County Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva, Romania, Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as , ...

: Winner (1)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huza, Daniel 1970 births Living people People from Târnăveni Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players CSM Jiul Petroșani players ACS Minerul Lupeni players CSM Reșița players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players FCV Farul Constanța players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players CS Minerul Motru players Romanian football managers CSM Jiul Petroșani managers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Footballers from Mureș County