Ionuț Rada (footballer, born 1982)
Romanian footballer, born 1982
Ionuț Alin Rada (born 6 July 1982) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or a left-back.
After starting out with hometown club FC Universitatea Craiova, Rada played for București - Ilfov sides Rocar, Rapid, Național, Steaua and Otopeni until 2010, when he moved abroad for the first time with a brief stint at Al-Nasr. He returned to Romania the same year to sign for CFR Cluj, and also represented Karlsruher SC, Bari, Fidelis Andria and Sănătatea Cluj before retiring in 2020.
Internationally, Rada earned two caps for Romania's national team between 2003 and 2004.
Club career
Early career
Rada was born on 6 July 1982 in Craiova, Romania. He began playing junior-level football at CSS Craiova, then moving to Gheorghe Popescu's football school. Subsequently, Rada joined FC Universitatea Craiova where he made his Divizia A debut on 17 March 2001 under coach Ilie Balaci in a 4–2 away loss to Gloria Bistrița. In the first half of the 2001–02 season, he was loaned to Divizia B side Rocar București, returning afterwards to "U" Craiova. He made his European competitions debut by playing four matches in the 2001 Intertoto Cup. Rada scored his first league goal in a 3–1 home win over Astra Ploiești.
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