Cosmin Radu
Encyclopedia
Cosmin Alexandru Radu is a Romanian water polo
player, also captain of the national team.
From 2004 until 2011 he played for the Italian team club Rari Nantes Florentia.
Starting 2011, has been playing with the Croatian waterpolo team HAVK Mladost
Finished 4th at the 2006 European Championships
in Belgrade
.
Has won the Top Scorer award at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai
with 20 goals.
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player, also captain of the national team.
Club career
Radu was born in Bucharest where he started playing water polo for Rapid Bucharest in 1992.His first year at the senior level was 1997 and continued to play with the team until 2004.He has won 4 consecutive national championships from 2001 until 2004.In 2001 and 2004 has won the award for Top Scorer.From 2004 until 2011 he played for the Italian team club Rari Nantes Florentia.
Starting 2011, has been playing with the Croatian waterpolo team HAVK Mladost
HAVK Mladost
HAVK Mladost is a Croatian water polo club from Zagreb. It is part of the Mladost sports society. The club was formed in 1946 and is currently coached by Veselin Đuho.It was voted as the world's best water-polo club of the 20th century.- Famous players :...
International career
The first selection in the national team came in 1999.Was selected captain of the team in 2009.Finished 4th at the 2006 European Championships
2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 27-th edition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
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Has won the Top Scorer award at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
with 20 goals.