[7][8][9] In 1969, coach Nicolae Dumitru brought him to train with the senior squad, giving him his Divizia A debut on 22 July 1970 in a 2–0 away loss against ASA Târgu Mureș.
[1][7][8][9] Over the course of nine seasons spent with The Red Dogs he played alongside famous players of Romanian football like Florea Dumitrache, Cornel Dinu, Dudu Georgescu, Mircea Lucescu or the Nunweiller brothers Ion, Lică and Radu, winning three Divizia A titles, in the first he was used by coach Ion Nunweiller in 27 games, in the second Nicolae Dumitru sent him on the field 32 times and at the third he worked with Ion Nunweiller again who gave him 26 appearances in which he scored three goals.
[1][7][8][9][10] During his period spent at Dinamo, Dobrău also played 12 games in European competitions, making appearances against AC Milan, FC Köln and Real Madrid, helping the team earn a 1–0 home victory in front of the latter in the 1975–76 European Cup.
[1] Vasile Dobrău played five games at international level for Romania, making his debut at age 19 under coach Angelo Niculescu on 20 September 1972 in a 1–1 against Finland at the 1974 World Cup qualifiers.
[7][8] In the 2004–05 Divizia B season he worked as Marin Ion's assistant at Universitatea Cluj, helping the team earn a 7th place.