Legendary former player Gheorghe Hagi is set to take over the Romanian national team at an important moment for football in the country.
It all happened at the Romanian Football Federation’s official press conference on Monday, which was also attended by Razvan Burleanu, president of the federation, together with Mihai Stoichita, the technical director.
Negotiations between the federation and Hagi have come to an end, with the former international great being the main option to fill the post left vacant after the death of Mircea Lucescu, who took over the national team in August 2024.
“A great honour, a great responsibility to once again represent Romania, as I did as a player, I hope to do it as a coach. All that matters is to perform, to be successful,” were Hagi‘s first words as coach.
In his address, Burleanu said, “After several attempts over the years to have Gica Hagi with us, today we can confirm that Gica Hagi is returning to the national team. We are very confident about this journey that we are starting together, with the best players we have at our disposal, to fulfil our objective. Our first objective is to win the next match.”
