Constantin Radu (footballer)

Constantin Radu
Radu with Argeș Pitești in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-01-05)5 January 1945[1][2]
Place of birth Pitești, Romania[1]
Date of death 16 May 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 75)[3]
Position Forward[1]
Youth career
Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1975 Argeș Pitești 246 (63)
1976–1978 Muscelul Câmpulung
International career
1966–1972 Romania 3 (1)
Managerial career
Unirea Drăgășani
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin Radu (5 January 1945 – 16 May 2020) was a Romanian football forward.[2][4][5]

Club career

Radu, also known as "Tache" or "Burtilă", was born on 5 January 1945 in Pitești, Romania.[1][2][6][7] He began playing junior-level football at local club Argeș, after his talent was noticed by coach Leonte Ianovschi.[1][2][6][7] On 15 November 1964, he made his Divizia A debut at age 18 under coach Virgil Mărdărescu in a 1–1 draw against Petrolul Ploiești.[1][2][6][7][8] At the end of his first season, the team reached the 1965 Cupa României final, but coach Mărdărescu did not use him in the 2–1 loss to Știința Cluj.[1][9] He played six matches during the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, as they eliminated Sevilla and Toulouse, Radu scoring once against the first and twice against the second.[1][2][6][7][10] The campaign ended in the third round where they were defeated with 1–0 on aggregate by Dinamo Zagreb who eventually won the competition.[10][11] In the 1971–72 season he formed a successful offensive trio with Nicolae Dobrin and Radu Jercan which helped Argeș win their first title, Radu netting nine goals in the 27 appearances given to him by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian.[1][7][12][13] He would say about that performance:"I will never forget the championship in which I won the first championship title with FC Argeș. Out of 30 matches, I played 27 and scored nine goals."[2][6][7] Afterwards he played four games in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, scoring two goals against them.[1][6][10][14] Then, in the following round, they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid but lost the second leg with 3–1 in which he scored his side's goal.[1][6][10][14] Radu's last Divizia A appearance took place on 9 April 1975 in a 1–0 away loss to Jiul Petroșani, having a total of 246 matches with 63 goals in the competition, also totaling 16 games with six goals in European competitions (including 10 games with three goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).[1] He was forced to retire at age 32 because he suffered a hard injury during a friendly against Steagul Roșu Brașov.[2][6][7][12]

Radu tried a comeback, playing for Muscelul Câmpulung, where his former Argeș teammate, Ion Barbu was coach, and he was also colleagues with other former Argeș teammates such as Radu Jercan, Vasile Stan and Marian Popescu.[1][2][6][7][15] They managed to get the team promoted from the third league to the second where he ended his career in 1978.[1][2][6][7][15]

International career

Radu played three friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 7 December 1966 when coach Ilie Oană sent him in the 62nd minute to replace Mircea Lucescu in a 2–1 away victory against Israel.[16][17] His following game was a 2–1 away win over Greece.[16][18] His last game played for the national team was a 4–2 away win against Morocco in which he scored one goal.[16][19]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Constantin Radu goal.[19]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 January 1972 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Morocco 2–0 4–2 Friendly

Coaching career

Radu coached teams in the Romanian lower leagues such as Unirea Drăgășani and also worked at the youth center of Argeș Pitești.[2][6][12][20]

Death

Radu died on 16 May 2020 at age 75.[6][7][12]

Honours

Argeș Pitești

Muscelul Câmpulung

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Constantin Radu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Constantin Radu I, internat la Spitalul Elias. A făcut al treilea atac cerebral" [Constantin Radu I, admitted to Elias Hospital. He had a third stroke] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ Ionella, Marius (16 May 2020). "A murit Constantin Radu I. Avea tumoare pe creier" [Constantin Radu I died. He had a brain tumor]. Jurnal de Argeș (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Constantin Radu, fostă glorie a lui FC Argeș, a decedat la 75 de ani" [Constantin Radu, former glory of FC Argeș, died at 75] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ Constantin Radu at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Constantin Radu, marcatorul nostru la Madrid" [Constantin Radu, our scorer in Madrid] (in Romanian). Argesfc.ro. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Doliu la FC Argeș! A murit Constantin Radu (Radu I), campion cu echipa piteșteană în 1972" [Mourning at FC Argeș! Constantin Radu (Radu I), champion with the Pitesti team in 1972, died] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ "FC Arges vs. Petrolul Ploiesti 1–1". Labtof. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1964–1965". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Singura echipă românească ce a eliminat Sevilla în cupele europene. Povestea unei duble istorice jucate în urmă cu 50 de ani" [The only Romanian team that eliminated Sevilla in European cups. The story of a historic double played 50 years ago] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
    "Constantin Radu. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966/1967". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "Povestea lui Constantin Radu, campion cu FC Argeș. Cel supranumit Radu I sau Tache s-a stins" [The story of Constantin Radu, champion with FC Argeș. The one nicknamed Radu I or Tache died] (in Romanian). Ziaruldesport.ro. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Constantin Radu. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Cutia cu amintiri: VASILE STAN: "Cea mai mare satisfacție era să-i vezi pe acei oameni că te felicită și sunt fericiți de jocul tău"" [Box of memories: VASILE STAN: "The greatest satisfaction was to see those people congratulating you and being happy with your game"] (in Romanian). Argespress.ro. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Constantin Radu". European Football. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Israel – Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Greece – Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Morocco – Romania 2:4". European Football. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Interviu la agățat cu Radu III" [Interview at fishing with Radu III] (in Romanian). Arenavalceana.ro. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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