Valentin Badea

Football player infobox
playername = Valentin Badea


fullname = Valentin Vasile Badea
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|10|23
cityofbirth = Alexandria
countryofbirth = Romania
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = Steaua Bucureşti
("on loan to Panserraikos FC"
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000
2001-02
2003-06
2006-
2008-
2008-
clubs = Rulmentul Alexandria
Jiul Petroşani
FC Vaslui
Steaua Bucureşti
Steaua II Bucureşti
→ Panserraikos FC (loan)
caps(goals) =
022 00(5)
080 0(28)
050 0(15)
002 00(3)
000 00(0)
pcupdate = 3 August, 2008
ntupdate =

Valentin Vasile Badea, (born October 23, 1982 in Alexandria), is a Romanian football player. He plays as a striker for Steaua Bucureşti, but currently on loan to Panserraikos FC. He has a very powerful shot and is very much technically gifted.

Club career

*On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for € 1.000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.

*Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua, he played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui.

*He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş when playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in Romania's third division and where Badea was the team's top scorer. Sdrobiş then took him to Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui where he coached.

*On 2006 Steaua pay for Badea € 1.000.000.

*On August 23, 2006 he has scored two goals in the match against Standard Liège, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, goals which sent Steaua in to the group stage after ten years of absence.

Titles

Trivia

*Steaua's Gigi Becali was quoted by the press as saying that Badea will once become the Romanian top striker.

External links

* [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/b/badea_valentin.shtml Valentin Badea's career @ Romaniansoccer.ro (English)]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=105597/index.html Valentin Badea's profile @ UEFA.com (English)]