International Career
He made his debut for the Romanian national team in 1991 against Switzerland. He got his last cap in 1995, bringing the total tally to 10 caps and 1 goal. He scored his only goal for Romania in a friendly away match led by coach Mircea Rădulescu on 17 April 1991 in a 2–0 win against Spain. In an age when football globalisation was only starting, Romanian coach Anghel Iordănescu, unaware of Timofte's achievements, dropped the star in favour of players such as Adrian Ilie, Constantin Gâlcă and Ilie Dumitrescu.
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