Florian Radu

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

He won three consecutive Cupa României with his hometown club Rapid București. When the communists took over Romania, Radu moved abroad, first in Hungary at Szentlőrinci, then in Italy at AS Roma, Cosenza and Marsala. He served as head coach for Stade Athletique Spinalien in France.

Club career Radu was born on 8 April 1920 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football at local club Metaloglobus in the Romanian lower leagues. In 1939 he joined Rapid București, making his Divizia A debut on 15 October in a 3–2 home win over Ripensia Timișoara. In the following two seasons he would win two more Cupa României under coach Iuliu Baratky, opening the score in each of the finals, a 4–3 victory against Unirea Tricolor București in the one in 1941 and a 7–1 win over Universitatea Cluj in the 1942 final. On 8 June 1947, Radu made his last Divizia A appearance, scoring a brace in a 10–1 victory against FC Craiova, totaling 39 games with eight goals in the competition. In the following round, he scored his first goal in a 10–3 away loss to Újpest. Radu made his Serie A debut on 13 February 1949 under coach Luigi Brunella, who used him the entire match in a 0–0 draw against Bari. He scored his first goal on 30 April in a 2–1 loss to Novara.

Radu spent the last two years of his career in Serie C at Cosenza and Marsala, retiring in 1951.

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Radu goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Florian Radu # Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 11 October 1942 Stadionul ANEF, Bucharest, Romania 1 1–2 2–2 Friendly match

Managerial career He coached French side Stade Athletique Spinalien from 1956 to 1957.

Death Radu died on 10 November 1991 at the age of 71.

Honours Rapid București Cupa României: 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42