Cosmin Radu

Cosmin Radu
Born	November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09) (age 30) Bucharest, Romania
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Jadranska League team Former teams	HAVK Mladost Zagreb Rari Nantes Florentia Rapid Bucharest
National team	Romania
Playing career	1997–present

Cosmin Alexandru Radu (born November 9, 1981) is a Romanian water polo player, also captain of the national team.^[1]

Club career

Radu was born in Bucharest where he started playing water polo for Rapid Bucharest in 1992.His first year at the senior level was 1997 and continued to play with the team until 2004.He has won 4 consecutive national championships from 2001 until 2004.In 2001 and 2004 has won the award for Top Scorer.

From 2004 until 2011 he played for the Italian team club Rari Nantes Florentia. Starting 2011, has been playing with the Croatian waterpolo team HAVK Mladost

International career

The first selection in the national team came in 1999.Was selected captain of the team in 2009.
Finished 4th at the 2006 European Championships in Belgrade.
Has won the Top Scorer award at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai with 20 goals.

References

1. ^ "Cosmin Radu, cel mai bun poloist al anului 2010!". Adevărul. 16 December 2010. http://www.adevarul.ro/sport/antifotbal/Cosmin-Radu-bun-poloist-anului_0_391161338.html. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 

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Name	Radu, Cosmin
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Date of birth	1981-11-09
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
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