[6] He had six brothers, the oldest one of them, Constantin was a water polo player and the other five: Dumitru, Ion, Lică, Victor and Eduard were footballers, each of them having at least one spell at Dinamo București, they are the reason why the club's nickname is "The Red Dogs" as especially Ion and Lică were known for their aggressiveness on the field and the fact that their faces were turning red from the effort.
[8] He also won the 1963–64 Cupa României with The Red Dogs, coach Ionescu using him and his brothers all the minutes in the 5–3 victory over rivals Steaua București from the final in which he scored a goal.
[11] In the 1970–71 season he won another title, playing alongside his brother Ion, coaches Dumitru and Ionescu using Radu in 30 games in which he scored five times.
[1] He played nine matches and scored one goal at the 1972 Euro qualifiers, managing to reach the quarter-finals where Romania was defeated by Hungary, who advanced to the final tournament.
[3][5][6][12] He obtained a promotion to the Swiss Super League with Yverdon-Sport, had a short experience in the 2002–03 Divizia A season, consisting of seven games (two victories, one draw, four losses) with UTA Arad, also being Neuchâtel Xamax's manager in a 2010–11 Swiss Super League game which ended with a 4–1 loss in front of FC Basel.