Stefan Daniel Radu ( Ştefan Daniel Radu ; born October 22, 1986 , Bucharest , Romania ) - Romanian footballer , defender of the Lazio club. He played for the national team of Romania .
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| Full name | Stefan Daniel Radu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 178 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Lazio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On March 25, 2008, President Traian Basescu , in connection with the successful selection of the Romania national team for Euro 2008 , awarded him the Medal of Sporting Merit ( rum. Meritul Sportiv ) of the third degree.
Although he can play in the center of defense, his favorite position in the national team and in Lazio is on the left in defense.
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Club career
Dynamo (Bucharest)
18-year-old Stefan began his professional career at one of the most popular football clubs in Romania - Dinamo Bucharest . Two years spent between the first and the youth team were not in vain. During this period, Radu helped Dynamo to win the next, twelfth, cup of the country . And Stefan celebrated his twentieth birthday, being a full-fledged player of the main composition. The “birthday present” was the title of champion of Romania . A new star was lit on the Romanian horizon.
“New Kivu ” - this is how local media dubbed it. Meanwhile, Genoa , Roma and Juventus had already laid eyes on Rada.
However, the representatives of Lazio , who in January 2008 signed a lease agreement with Dynamo, were quick of all. It took Stefan only half a year to convince the Lazio management of the need for his urgent purchase. Romanians did not obstruct, and in June, Radu was bought for an indiscreet 5.4 million euros.
Lazio
The first match in the "Lazio" for Rada was the game of the Cup of Italy against " Fiorentina ". Despite his young age, Radu acted like a mature master. Professionalism and perseverance have always been its hallmark. And after some time, Stefan began to enter the field from the first minutes. He became a real discovery in the Delio Rossi team.
By the end of his tenancy, he was so impressed with the head coach and the president of the club that the decision to buy it was not thought for a second. Already in June, Radu finally changed his place of club registration.
The 2008/09 season was not very successful for Lazio, as well as for Stefan (10th place), but nevertheless, the blue and white managed to win a ticket to the Europa League by winning the final match of the Sampdoria Cup penalty . Radu will start her second full season under the leadership of the new coach David Ballardini .
On June 17, 2011, Radu extended the contract with “ biancocelesti ” until the end of 2016 [2] .
International Career
Debut in the national team of Romania took place on November 15, 2006. In the qualifying match for Euro 2008, the Romanians overpowered the Spaniards .
Regularly calling for the national team during the qualifying tournament, Stefan got into the application for the 2008 European Championship . However, all the while remaining on the bench, he did not play a single minute there.
Achievements
- Dynamo (Bucharest)
- Champion of Romania : 2006/07
- Romanian Cup Winner : 2004/05
- Winner of the Supercup Romania : 2005
- Lazio
- Winner of the Italian Cup (3) : 2008/09, 2012/13 , 2018/19
- Winner of the Super Cup of Italy (2) : 2009, 2017
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Comunicato (ital.) . Sito ufficiale della SS Lazio (06/17/2011). The date of circulation is July 5, 2011. Archived March 18, 2012.