Ștefan Radu
Radu playing for Lazio in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ștefan Daniel Radu | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Dinamo București | 61 | (2) |
2008– | Lazio | 200 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2008 | Romania U21 | 13 | (1) |
2006–2013 | Romania | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. |
Ștefan Daniel Radu (born 22 October 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club S.S. Lazio.
Club career
Dinamo Bucharest
Radu began his career with major Romanian club side Dinamo București. He played four seasons of first team football with Dinamo, gaining a reputation as one of his country's brightest talents and often considered as "The new Chivu" by Romanian media. However, he only became a key first team-player in the 2006–07 season, when the transfer period left a gap in Dinamo's central defense, a gap which Radu successfully covered, turning over the course of the season from a promising young player into one of the best central defenders in the league, helping Dinamo to win its 18th championship and gaining the attention of several western clubs.
Lazio
In January 2008, Italian Serie A side Lazio signed Radu on a €1 million loan deal until the end of the 2007–08 season. He made his Lazio debut in a Coppa Italia match against Fiorentina shortly after joining the squad. He has since been a revelation for Delio Rossi's team, as the young starlet has added extra quality to the backline and started all matches he featured in. At the end of his loan spell, Radu signed with Lazio permanently in June for a €3.5 million transfer fee.[1]
On 17 June 2011, Radu signed a five-year contract extension. He has become one of the most important players for Lazio, a team which he captained during the 2011–12 season. His role at Lazio is usually that of centre back, though he has been used as a left back during the last two seasons under manager Edoardo Reja.[2]
International career
Radu made his debut for the Romania national team in 2006, following the country's failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Over the course of UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Radu gained international experience and was selected in the squad for the final tournament in Switzerland and Austria. At Euro 2008, however, Radu remained a substitute and did not see any game time.
On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu for Romania's successful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with the Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.
Statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2016
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo București | 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2005–06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2006–07 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
2007–08 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 2 | |
Lazio | 2007–08 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2008–09 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 200 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 6 | |
Career total | 261 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 333 | 8 |
Honours
Club
- Dinamo București
- Romanian League: 2006–07
- Romanian Cup: 2004–05
- Romanian Supercup: 2005
- Lazio
References
- ↑ "Bilancio separato e consolidato S.S.Lazio SpA" (PDF). SS Lazio (in Italian). 23 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "COMUNICATO" [Communication]. SS Lazio (in Italian). 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
External links
- Lazio Player Profile
- Ștefan Radu – UEFA competition record
- Ștefan Radu – FIFA competition record
- Ștefan Radu at Goal.com
- Ștefan Radu career stats at RomanianSoccer.ro