Ștefan Radu
Romanian footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ștefan Daniel Radu (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan daniˈel ˈradu]; born 22 October 1986) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a left-back or a centre-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ștefan Daniel Radu | ||
Date of birth | (1986-10-22) 22 October 1986 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Dinamo II București | 23 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Dinamo București | 61 | (1) |
2008 | → Lazio (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2008–2023 | Lazio | 338 | (5) |
Total | 433 | (7) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Romania U17 | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Romania U21 | 13 | (1) |
2006–2013 | Romania | 13[lower-alpha 1] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After a stint in his home country with Dinamo București during which he earned three domestic honours, including one national title, Radu moved to Lazio on an initial loan in 2008. He spent the rest of his career with the Biancocelesti, gaining team captaincy and winning the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana on three occasions each.[3] Radu became the leading appearance maker for Lazio in all competitions in 2021, and two years later retired from football.
Radu registered his senior debut for the Romania national team in 2006, and made thirteen appearances before retiring early in 2013, at age 26.