a goalkeeper who has no selection

Octavian Vâlceanu (24 years old), the goalkeeper of Academica Clinceni, is a goalkeeper on the rise. Ilfov’s manager Ilie Poenaru praised him after the 1-0 win against Viitorul and revealed that Mirel Rădoi wanted to call him into the great Romania national team. Only COVID-19 prevented the summoning of Octavian Vâlceanu.

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Academica Clinceni borrowed Octavian Vâlceanu in 2018, from Viitorul Domneşti, and having been with Ilfov’s group for two years, he has grown a lot during all this time. The goalkeeper was an indisputable holder of Clinceni and attracted the attention of Mirel Rădoi, who wanted to call him up for the national team. Unfortunately, the problems Vâlceanu had with COVID-19 deprived him of this opportunity to play under the tricolor.

The team’s coach, Ilie Poenaru (44), revealed that Octavian Vâlceanu was in Mirel Rădoi’s plans, amid praise for his goalkeeper after the 1-0 win with Viitorul at home. Octav has grown a lot this season and that’s why Mirel wanted him in the national team, but having that problem with Covid he was unable to join the national team. Clearly it shows. It’s thanks to him because he works, he’s a serious guy, a great character: he also works extra, he pays coaches to work on certain things and that’s why he sees himself in his game, “said Ilie Poenaru.

• According to transfermarkt.com specialists, currently 400,000 euros is the market share of Octavian Vâlceanu

Another name on the list of Ciprian Tătăruşanu’s substitutes! Mirel Rădoi’s surprise: Vâlceanu has no choice

Ciprian Tătăruşanu, the seasoned Romania goalkeeper, has announced that he will retire from the national team following a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland in the last game of the League of Nations. The Milan goalkeeper left a great goal, which must be filled by one of the goalkeepers who remained eligible for the call-up. Before Tătăruşanu, a few months ago, Silviu Lung junior, one of the people who could brilliantly replace “Tătă”, also retired from the national team.

Now Ionuţ Radu, Florin Niţă, David Lazar, Cristi Bălgrădean, Costel Pantilimon or, why not, Octavian Vâlceanu are fighting to take the place left vacant by Ciprian Tătăruşanu in the Romanian national team.

Raised at Student Sports, Octavian Vâlceanu has been integralist in all the games played by Academica Clinceni this season, during which in seven of them he managed to keep the door closed. Since joining Clinceni, Vâlceanu has racked up 70 games for the Ilfov group, including 27 games without conceding a goal. As for the national teams, the goalkeeper was last selected for the Romanian under 18 team.