 He returned to Steaua in 1989 and he went on to play for them in their 1989 European Cup Final defeat by Milan.He was still at the club in 1990–91 when he played two games in that season's Cup Winners Cup, one of which was the 1st round, 2nd leg match against Glentoran.Minea played a total of 243 Divizia A matches for Steaua Bucharest and FC Olt, scoring 17 goals.