| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasile Nicolae Popa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Fălcoiu, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Olt Scornicești | 38 | (3) |
| 1993–1998 | Argeș Pitești | 163 | (4) |
| 1998 | Rapid București | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Gloria Bistrița | 132 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Dacia Mioveni | 21 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Gloria Bistrița | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 383 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Academica Argeș (sporting director) | ||
| 2015–2017 | SCM Pitești (sporting director) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Argeș Pitești (sporting director) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Argeș Pitești (technical director) | ||
| 2021–2025 | Argeș Pitești (licence coordinator) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasile Nicolae Popa (born 26 April 1969) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a Centre-back.
Vasile Popa played one friendly game at international level for Romania when he came as a substitute, replacing Anton Doboș in the 86th minute of a 2–1 victory against Greece.
His son, Alin Popa was also a footballer.
Olt Scornicești
Argeș Pitești