[5][9] He reached two Cupa României finals with Rapid, the first under the guidance of coach Ion Mihăilescu who did not use him in the loss with Steaua București in 1962 and the second took place in 1968 when Stănescu used him all the minutes in the eventual 3–1 loss with Dinamo București, also he played four games in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and won two Balkans Cup with the club.

[12] In 1971, Coe managed to earn a transfer in Belgium at Royal Antwerp, being one of the few Romanian footballers that was allowed by the communist regime to play in Western Europe.

[5][6] "If in 1966 I had a defender to mark me like Dan Coe did today, Portugal would have never reached the semi-finals" Dan Coe played 29 games in which he was captain six times and scored two goals at international level for Romania, making his debut on 12 May 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu sent him on the field in the 30th minute in order to replace Ion Nunweiller in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 victory against East Germany.

[4][15][17] After he ended his playing career, he obtained permission from the communist regime to go on a trip in Belgium, but after he arrived there he settled in Cologne, West Germany as a political refugee.

[4][15][17][18] Shortly after an interview on Radio Free Europe in which he criticized Romania's communist regime, Coe was found dead in his apartment on 19 October 1981.