Daniliuc wants to go to the EM

Doing somersaults in the team jersey too

In March 2023, Daniliuc (in red) made his debut for Austria in the 2:1 win against Estonia.(Bild: GEPA pictures/ Manuel Binder)

This time, our "Austria's EURO stars" series focuses on defender Flavius Daniliuc. His brother Daniel-Edward is also a professional footballer and told the "Krone" what his childhood was like, why he always had to play in goal and why the whole family had to postpone their summer vacation at short notice.

The Daniliuc family revolved around soccer from a very early age. Twin brothers Daniel-Edward and Manuel-Raphael and Flavius, who is around one and a half years younger, were already chasing the ball as children. "We started in the park when we were five or six. Our father always took us with him," recalls Daniel-Edward, who most recently kept goal for second division club Lafnitz and will be looking for a club this summer. "I was the fattest, so I had to be in the box," he laughs, "but it quickly became clear that Flavius was the most talented of us. He always gave us a real run for our money."