Ștefan Radu
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Radu playing for Lazio in 2015
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| 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 | |||
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Current team
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Lazio | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dinamo București | 61 | (2) |
| 2008– | Lazio | 219 | (4) |
| 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 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2013 |
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Ștefan Daniel Radu (born 22 October 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club S.S. Lazio.
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.
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.
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.
Radu made his debut for the Romania national team in 2006, following the country's failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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