Constantin Radu

Club career Radu, also known as "Tache" or "Burtilă", was born on 5 January 1945 in Pitești, Romania. He began playing junior-level football at local club Argeș, after his talent was noticed by coach Leonte Ianovschi. 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. 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. The campaign ended in the third round where they were defeated with 1–0 on aggregate by Dinamo Zagreb who eventually won the competition. 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. 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." 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. They managed to get the team promoted from the third league to the second where he ended his career in 1978. His following game was a 2–1 away win over Greece. His last game played for the national team was a 4–2 away win against Morocco in which he scored one goal.

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Constantin Radu goal.

Death Radu died on 16 May 2020 at age 75.

Honours Argeș Pitești Divizia A: 1971–72 Cupa României runner-up: 1964–65 Muscelul Câmpulung Divizia C: 1976–77