Valentin Badea

Valentin Badea

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Personal information
Full name	Valentin Vasile Badea
Date of birth	(1982-10-23) 23 October 1982
Place of birth	Alexandria, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000	Rulmentul Alexandria
2001–2002	Jiul Petroşani	22	(5)
2002–2006	Vaslui	103	(42)
2006–2008	Steaua Bucureşti	50	(15)
2008–2009	Steaua II Bucureşti	2	(3)
2008	→ Panserraikos (loan)	3	(0)
2009	Universitatea Craiova	14	(2)
2010	Politehnica Iaşi	11	(2)
2010–2011	Braşov	10	(1)
2011	Al Ain	1	(0)
2011–2012	Concordia Chiajna	3	(1)
2012	Farul Constanţa	11	(1)
2013	UTA Arad	3	(0)
Total		233	(72)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013

Valentin Vasile Badea (born 23 October 1982 in Alexandria) is a Romanian former football player. He played as a striker. His last contract was with Liga II team UTA Arad.

Club career

• On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for €1,000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.
• Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua Bucureşti, he also played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui.
• He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş while he was playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in Romania's third division and where Badea was the team's top goalscorer. Sdrobiş then brought him to Jiul Petroşani, and then to FC Vaslui where he was the coach.
• In 2006 Steaua paid €1,000,000 for Badea.
• On 23 August 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 Bucureşti in to the group stage after ten years of absence.
• On 20 December 2009, he was released from FC Universitatea Craiova.
• On 24 February 2010, he signed with Al Ain.

Statistics

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		Continental games		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Universitatea Craiova	09-10	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
	Total	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
Panserraikos	08-09	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Steaua Bucureşti	08-09	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	07-08	16	2	2	1	6	1	24	4
	06-07	33	13	4	0	11	4	48	17
	Total	50	15	6	1	17	5	73	21
FC Vaslui	05-06	23	5	0	0	0	0	24	5
	04-05	30	11	2	1	0	0	32	12
	03-04	27	12	1	0	0	0	28	12
	02-03	23	14	1	0	0	0	24	14
	Total	103	42	4	1	0	0	107	43
Jiul Petroşani	01-02	22	5	0	0	0	0	22	5
	Total	22	5	0	0	0	0	22	5
Career Totals		186	63	11	2	17	5	214	70
Last updated 25 October 2009

Titles

Season	Club	Title
2004–2005	FC Vaslui	Liga II

Trivia

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

External links

• Valentin Badea's career - Romaniansoccer.ro
• Valentin Badea's profile - UEFA.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nicolae Dică	Steaua Top Scorer 2006–2007	Succeeded by Nicolae Dică