Valentin Badea
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Valentin Vasile Badea | |
| Date of birth | October 23, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Romania | |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
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| Current club | Steaua Bucureşti | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-01 2001-02 2003-06 2006- |
Rulmentul Alexandria Jiul Petroşani FC Vaslui Steaua Bucureşti |
? (?) 22 (5) 81 (28) 48 (15) |
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Valentin Vasile Badea, (born October 23, 1982 in Alexandria), is a Romanian football player. He plays as a striker for Steaua Bucureşti. He has a very powerful shot and is very much technically gifted.
[edit] Club career
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 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.
[edit] Trivia
Steaua's Gigi Becali was quoted by the press as saying that Badea will once become the Romanian top striker.
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