Costel Toader
Romanian professional footballer (born 1986)
Costel Toader (born 29 July 1986) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club Career
He began his training in the Buzău area, the local club being the starting point for many players from the region.
He joined Metalul Buzău in February 2017 until 2020.
He was part of the team that achieved promotion to Liga III in 2017 and in 2024 to Liga II. He was an important player of the club during its rise from the county level to the national level until he left in 2020 and then came back in 2023.
He joined Râmnicu Sărat again in 2020 until 2023.
He joined Metalul Buzău again in 3 August 2023.
In the 2024–25 competitive season, at the age of 38 years, 9 months and 4 days, he became the oldest team captain in the second division.
In July 2026, Toader decided to retire as a professional footballer at the age of 39.
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