Ștefan Radu
Ștefan Daniel Radu (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan daniˈel ˈradu]; born 22 October 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Italian club Lazio .
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) | ||
Position(s) | Left back, centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2005 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Dinamo București | 61 | (1) |
2008– | Lazio | 324 | (5) |
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 27 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 April 2016 |
Following three seasons in his home country with Dinamo București in which he earned three domestic honours, including the national title, Radu was transferred to Lazio in 2008. He has since spent his entire career at the Italian side, becoming captain in 2011 and winning three Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana trophies each.[1]
Radu represented the Romania national team thirteen times between 2006 and 2013, after which he announced his early retirement.
Club career
Dinamo București
On 27 April 2005, Radu made his debut for Dinamo București in a 3–0 league victory over FCM Bacău.[2] In the 2006–07 Liga I season, helped by the fact that Dinamo had a defender emergency, he established himself in the starting eleven and eventually managed to win the Liga I trophy that season.[3]
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. Shortly after joining the squad, he made his Lazio debut in a Coppa Italia match against Fiorentina.[4] He was a revelation for Delio Rossi's team, as the young starlet added extra quality to the backline and started all the matches he featured in. At the end of the season, Radu signed with Lazio permanently for a €3.5 million transfer fee.[5]
On 17 June 2011, Radu signed a five-year contract extension. He became an important player for Lazio, a team which he captained during the 2011–12 season.[6] Radu won his third trophy with Lazio in the 2012–13 season when they defeated rivals Roma in the Coppa Italia final. In 2017, Lazio won the Supercoppa Italiana, as they beat Juventus 3–2.[7] On 15 May 2019, Lazio beat Atalanta in the 2018–19 Coppa Italia final.[8] On 22 December 2019, Lazio beat Juventus in the 2019 Supercoppa Italiana, with help from Radu.
International career
On 15 November 2006, after Romania failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Radu made his debut for the Romania national team, in a 1–0 victory against Spain.[9]
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.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7th February 2021[12]
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 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2006–07 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 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 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 325 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 398 | 8 | |
Career total | 386 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 478 | 10 |
Honours
Club
Dinamo București
Lazio
Individual
- Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year: Third place 2017 (shared with Florin Niță)
References
- "Ştefan Radu, a treia Cupă a Italiei cu Lazio" [Ştefan Radu, third Italian Cup with Lazio]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Ștefan Daniel RADU" [Ștefan Daniel RADU]. romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Dinamo a luat ultimul titlu într-o altă lume" [Dinamo won last title in a different world]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Impresa Lazio, è in semifinale" [Impressive Lazio are in the semifinals]. la Repubblica (in Italian). 4 January 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "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.
- "Lazio, Strakosha: l'uomo di Coppa" [Lazio, Strakosha: the cup man]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Ştefan Radu, a treia Cupă a Italiei cu Lazio" [Ştefan Radu, third Italian Cup with Lazio]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "România și Spania, la egalitate" [Romania and Spain, equals]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Ş. Radu". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
External links
- Ștefan Radu – Lazio official website (in Italian)
- Ștefan Radu – UEFA competition record
- Ștefan Radu – FIFA competition record
- Ștefan Radu at Goal.com
- Ștefan Radu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com