Valentin Bosioc (born Valentin George Bosioc on 13 January 1983) is a Romanian professional

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and fitness model, as well as certified

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and

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. He rose to prominence by winning Musclemania Paris and placing second in an IFBB Romania competition in 2015, among other prizes. In 2018, Bosioc also reached the semi-finals of ''

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România''. He has been credited as an

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and is the most followed Romanian sportsperson on

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Early life and career

Valentin George Bosioc was born on 13 January 1983 in the city of

Reșița Reșița (; german: link=no, Reschitz; hu, Resicabánya; hr, Ričica; cz, Rešice; sr, Решица/Rešica; tr, Reşçe) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had ...

, and spent his childhood in

Bocșa Bocșa (; hu, Boksánbánya; german: Deutsch-Bokschan, Neuwerk) is a town in Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region of Romania, with a population of 15,842 in 2011. The town is located in the northwestern part of the county, from the cou ...

, Romania. His father Iosif was a football player, while his brother Bogdan Ionuț is a handball instructor. Starting with the age of 13 Bosioc showed special interest in

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and began taking

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, football,

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and

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classes, among others. While attending the Tata Oancea High School in Bocșa, Romanian boxer

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desired to

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him, but he eventually refused the offer. Bosioc later graduated from the

Politehnica University of Timișoara Politehnica University of Timișoara ( ro, Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara; abbreviated UPT) is a public university in Timișoara. Founded in 1920, it is one of the largest technical universities An institute of technology (also referre ...

, receiving a degree in

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ing. He worked in this field for a short period of time, as well as in

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and

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, but gave up to pursue a career as a professional bodybuilder, fitness model,

and

, for which he studied in Romania and the United Kingdom. Bosioc rose to prominence by winning Musclemania Paris and placing second in an IFBB Romania competition in November 2015, among other prizes. In 2018, he also appeared on the first season of ''

România'', managing to reach the semi-finals. A master trainer at Fitness Education School in

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, Romania as of December 2018, Bosioc has worked with several celebrities, most notably with Romanian singer

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and ''

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'' host Ioana Petric. He has been credited as an

and is signed to Romanian agency Global Influencers. ''

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'' and '' Biz'' labelled him one of the most influential fitness bloggers in Romania, with him also being the most followed Romanian sportsperson on

(7th person overall in the country as of February 2019). He has written two books, ''The Path to Perfect Abs'' and ''Get Guns'', as well as developed his own training concept, Full Body Ignition (FBI). As of April 2020, he has been uploading workout videos to his

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channel for over nine years and also uses his Facebook page for similar scopes.

Personal life

Bosioc is married to a Romanian woman named Ana Cristina and is the father of a daughter, Eila Maria. They currently reside in

References

External links

Official website
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