Introduction
Pavel Badea (born 10 June 1967) is a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Badea began his professional football career with FC Universitatea Craiova, making his league debut in 1984. He left Romania to play for FC Lausanne-Sport of Switzerland in the summer of 1992, later moving to Korea Republic to play for Suwon Samsung Bluewings from 1996 to 1998. He spent the next several seasons in Japan playing for Bellmare Hiratsuka, Kashiwa Reysol and Avispa Fukuoka in the J1 League. He returned to Romania in December 2001, where he finished his career with FC Extensiv Craiova and FC Universitatea Craiova.
Badea made nine appearances for the senior Romania national football team from 1990 to 1992.
Coaching career
Badea managed FC Universitatea Craiova for 7 league matches during 2003.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Total | ||||||
| 1983/84 | Universitatea Craiova | Divizia A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1984/85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985/86 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 1986/87 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | ||||||
| 1987/88 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 9 | ||||||
| 1988/89 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | 31 | 8 | 31 | 8 | ||||||
| 1990/91 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| 1991/92 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 7 | ||||||
| Switzerland | League | Schweizer Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1992/93 | Lausanne-Sport | Nationalliga A | 35 | 4 | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 1993/94 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| 1994/95 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 7 | ||||||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Total | ||||||
| 1995/96 | Universitatea Craiova | Divizia A | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Korea Republic | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1996 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K-League | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 1998 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1999 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1999 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Total | ||||||
| 2001/02 | Extensiv Craiova | Divizia B | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| 2002/03 | Universitatea Craiova | Divizia A | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2003/04 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Country | Romania | 271 | 58 | 271 | 58 | |||||
| Switzerland | 100 | 12 | 100 | 12 | ||||||
| Korea Republic | 40 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 80 | 11 | ||||
| Japan | 82 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 101 | 14 | ||
| Total | 493 | 85 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 552 | 95 | ||
National team statistics
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 2 |
European Cups Statistics
14 matches - 0 goals
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985-86 : 4 matches 0 goals
- UEFA Cup 1987-88 : 2 matches 0 goals
- UEFA Cup 1990-91 : 4 matches 0 goals
- European Cup 1991-92 : 2 matches 0 goals
- UEFA Cup 1995-96 : 2 matches 0 goals
International matches
9 matches - 2 goals
| Date | Venue | Result | Competition | Goal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1990 |  Moscow | Soviet Union | 1 – 2 |  Romania | Friendly match | |
| 26 September 1990 | Bucharest | Romania | 2 – 1 |  Poland | Friendly match | |
| 5 December 1990 | Bucharest | Romania | 6 – 0 |  San Marino | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying | 1 goal |
| 27 March 1991 | Serravalle | San Marino | 1 – 3 | Romania | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying | |
| 17 April 1991 |  Cáceres | Spain | 0 – 2 | Romania | Friendly match | |
| 23 or 27 May 1991 |  Oslo | Norway | 1 – 0 | Romania | Friendly match | |
| 28 August 1991 | Braşov | Romania | 0 – 2 |  United States | Friendly match | |
| 8 April 1992 | Bucharest | Romania | 2 – 0 |  Latvia | Friendly match | 1 goal |
| 14 October 1992 |  Brussels | Belgium | 1 – 0 | Romania | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
Honours
- Universitatea Craiova
- Romanian League: 1990–91
- Romanian Cup: 1990–91
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Korean League: 1998