Ștefan Grasu is a Romanian professional

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player for

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of the Liga Națională.

Early life

Ștefan was born to

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and

Costel Grasu Costel Grasu (born 5 June 1967 in Fetești, Ialomița County, Ialomița) is a Romanian discus thrower. He is perhaps best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, without reaching ...

, both

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ers for Romania at the

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.„Salut! Sunt Ștefan. Am 12 ani, 1,92 m și…”
Andru Nenciu (

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), 30 October 2015. Accessed 22 July 2022. He went to school in

Vatra Luminoasă Vatra ("hearth" or "fireplace" in Albanian and Romanian, and "fire" in Serbo-Croatian) may refer to: Geography * Vatra, Botoşani County, a village in Hudeşti Commune, Botoşani County, Romania * Vatra, Teleorman County, a village in Troianul ...

(Northeast Bucharest). When he was 9 years old, he was already a champion in his age group in discus throw. Yet, soon thereafter he started basketball.

Club career

At age 12, he scored 75 points in a youth game, an unmatched record in Romanian basketball. As a youth player he was with

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. In 2019, he signed with

U-BT Cluj-Napoca U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, commonly known as U-BT Cluj-Napoca, is a professional basketball club based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that competes domestically in the Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională de Baschet and internatio ...

. In April 2022, Grasu played at the national U-20 tournament in the

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. He played alongside Toma Lungoci, Luca Colceag, David Lăpuște and Alexandu Pașca who all have capped for Cluj’s senior team. U-BT Cluj-Napoca became the tournament champion after beating

88-76 in the final.U-BT Cluj-Napoca, noua campioană la U-20. Ștefan Grasu a făcut un meci colosal în finală
Tibi Demeter (

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), 6 April 2022. Accessed 22 July 2022. Ștefan Grasu was named MVP of the final match where he scored 31 points and recorded 15 rebounds.

National team

Stefan Grasu played for Romania's under-16 national team on several occasions.

Player profile

Ever since his childhood, Grasu was noticed not only for his immense size and wingspan but also for his shooting, dribbling and ball-handling ability.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grasu, Ștefan 2003 births Living people 21st-century Romanian sportsmen Basketball players from Bucharest Centers (basketball) CS Dinamo București basketball players Power forwards Romanian men's basketball players U-BT Cluj-Napoca players