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Florian Radu

Florian Radu (8 April 1920 – 10 November 1991) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.

Florian Radu
Personal information
Date of birth (1920-04-08)8 April 1920
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 10 November 1991(1991-11-10) (aged 71)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1939 Metaloglobus București
1939–1947 Rapid București[a] 47 (13)
1948 Szentlőrinci 10 (2)
1949 AS Roma 5 (2)
1949–1950 Cosenza 19 (5)
1950–1951 Marsala 26 (5)
Total 107 (27)
International career
1942 Romania 1 (1)
Managerial career
1956–1957 Stade Athletique Spinalien
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won three consecutive Cupa României with his hometown club, Rapid București.[3] When the communists took over Romania, Radu moved abroad, firstly in Hungary at Szentlőrinci, afterwards in Italy at AS Roma, Cosenza and Marsala.[3] Radu has earned only one cap for Romania in a 2–2 with Croatia, managing to also score.[4][5] He served as head coach for Stade Athletique Spinalien in France.[6]

Club career

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Florian Radu was born on 8 April 1920 in Bucharest, Romania, starting to play football at local club, Metaloglobus in the Romanian lower leagues.[1][7] In 1939 he went to play for Rapid București, making his Divizia A debut on on 15 October in a 3–2 home win over Ripensia Timișoara.[1][3][7] At the end of the season, Radu won his first trophy, the 1939–40 Cupa României, coach Ștefan Auer using him in one of the four games against Venus București from the final.[1][3][8][9] In the following two seasons he would win two more Cupa României under the guidance of coach Iuliu Baratky, opening the score in each of the finals, a 4–3 victory against Unirea Tricolor București in the one from 1941 and a 7–1 over Universitatea Cluj in the one from 1942.[3][10][11] On 8 June 1947, Radu made his last Divizia A appearance, scoring a brace in a 10–1 victory against FC Craiova, having a total of 39 games with eight goals scored in the competition.[1][3][7]

In 1948, as Romania was becoming communist, he moved to Hungary at Szentlőrinci, making his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 15 February under coach János Nagy in a 3–2 home loss in front of Csepel.[1][12][13] In the following round he scored his first goal in a 10–3 away loss in front of Újpest, then on 5 June he scored the only goal of a victory against MTK Budapest.[12]

Afterwards he went in Italy, having offers from Lazio Roma and Novara but eventually signing with AS Roma who was desperately looking for a forward after failing to sign László Kubala.[1][3][7][14][15] Radu made his Serie A debut on 13 February 1949 under coach Luigi Brunella who used him all the minutes in a 0–0 with Bari.[15][16] He scored his first goal on 30 April in a 2–1 loss in front of Novara, then on 8 May he opened the score from a penalty in a 3–1 victory against Pro Patria which helped the team earn important points that would help them avoid relegation.[3][14][15][17]

Radu would spend the last two years of his career in Serie C at Cosenza and Marsala, retiring in 1951.[1][3][7][14]

International career

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Florian Radu played one friendly game at international level for Romania on 11 October 1942 when coach Ion Lăpușneanu used him all the minutes in a 2–2 with Croatia in which he scored one goal.[4][18]

International goals

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Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Radu goal.[4][18]
List of international goals scored by Florian Radu
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 1942 Stadionul ANEF, Bucharest, Romania 1   Croatia 1–2 2–2 Friendly match

Managerial career

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Florian Radu coached French side Stade Athletique Spinalien from 1956 until 1957.[3][6][7]

Death

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Florian Radu died on 10 November 1991 at age 71.[1][3][7]

Honours

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Rapid București

Notes

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  1. ^ The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Rapid București are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Florian Radu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIV – "Ultimul șut aduce promovarea"" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIV - "The Last Shot Gets the Promotion"] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Românii care au fugit din țară după Al Doilea Război Mondial și au jucat în Serie A" [Romanians who fled the country after the Second World War and played in Serie A] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Radu Florian profile". European Football. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ Radu Siminiceanu. "Romania National Team 1940–1949 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  6. ^ a b Erik Garin. "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Cum a fugit rapidistul Radu Florian de comuniști. Dorit de Lazio, a semnat cu AS Roma!" [How did Rapid player Radu Florian fled from the communists. Wanted by Lazio, signed with AS Roma!] (in Romanian). As.ro. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1939–1940". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ "FINALE INCREDIBILE: Rapid-Venus din 1940 s-a jucat de 3 ori!" [INCREDIBLE FINALS: Rapid-Venus from 1940 played 3 times!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1940–1941". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1941–1942". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Florian Radu profile". Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Szentlőrinci AC - MTK Csepeli 2 : 3". Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "AS ROMA 8 maggio 1949: Florian Radu, il gol dell'illusione del vice-Kubala" [AS ROMA 8 May 1949: Florian Radu, the goal of Kubala's vice-illusion] (in Italian). Asromalive.it. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Florian Radu. Serie A 1948/1949". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  16. ^ "AS Roma 0:0 AS Bari". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  17. ^ "AS Roma 3:1 Pro Patria". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Romania 2–2 Croatia". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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