Surprise » Bogdan Stelea made top 3 Romanian goalkeepers for 2025: “That's why I put him”


Article by Romeo Ene – Published Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 12:10 / Updated Wednesday, December 24, 2025 12:11
Bogdan Stelea (58 years old), one of the most important Romanian goalkeepers in the history of Romanian football, compiled the top 3 Romanian goalkeepers for the year 2025. His surprise is represented by the presence of Horațiu Moldovan (27 years old), Real Oviedo's footballer.
It had a swinging 2025. In the first part, he was the rightful starter at Sassuolo, he contributed to the return to Serie A and closed the gate for the national team.
In the second part, he returned to Atletico Madrid, a club that loaned him again, this time to Real Oviedo. He did not integrate there, ticking only one match, and this winter he will sign with the next formation.
Bogdan Stelea made the top 3 Romanian goalkeepers for 2025: “He scored an incredible ball”
Ionuț Radu (28 years old, Celta Vigo), Horațiu Moldovan (27 years old, Oviedo) and Ștefan Târnovanu (25 years old, FCSB) are Stelea's choices.
If Radu is the rightful holder in La Liga and has extremely solid developments, and the Moldovan had a very good first part of the year, Stelea explained the reason why he included here the one who defended the goal of the Romanian champion.
“Radu, Moldovan and Târnovanu. At the beginning of the season, Moldovan was important, he was also in the national team. In Târnovanu they still get cards, but in Europe they returned to the match with Feyenoord. Before he scored the 4-3 goal, he took an incredible ball, that's where the match was played,” said Stelea, on Digi Sport's “Footbal Club”.
About Bogdan Stelea:
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in Romania he played at the most important clubs, Steaua, Dinamo and Rapid, with which he won 10 trophies, including 4 titles;
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abroad he performed for Mallorca, Standard Liege, Samsunspor, Salamanca and Akratitos;
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he was a coach for a short time, at Astra, Romania U21 and Viitorul;
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in the senior national team, he appeared in 91 games, between 1988-2005;
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participated in the World Championships in 1990, 1994 and 1998 and in the European Championships in 1996 and 2000.




