Dan Șucu, advanced negotiations with 3 coaches, including Costel Gâlcă »Ex-Craiovean has an advantage
Article by Marius Mărgărit – published on Saturday, May 31, 2025, 16:39 / Updated on Saturday, May 31, 2025 16:44
Most likely next week Rapid It will announce the name of the coach and the new sports director who would run the team next season.
For now, sources near the club claim that there are negotiations with several technicians, among them Costel Gâlcă, the one who in the last championship led the University of Craiova.
Dan Șucu does not have a favorite for the position of coach at Rapid but Costel Gâlcă has an advantage
The former international was on the Oltenian bank until the 23rd stage, when he lost 1-0 away, with Rapid, after which he was replaced with Mirel Rădoi. Gâlcă then left the team from Bănie on the 5th place. 5 points away from the two bands at the top of the classmant, U Cluj and FCSB, both with 41 points at that time.
At the moment, the majority shareholder Dan Șucu did not make any decision regarding the coach, because he is waiting for answers from all the technicians with whom discussions were started after the separation of the former technician.
Among them would be two Italians. But Gâlcă (53 years old) has the great advantage that he is most familiar with the internal championship and knows the players of Giulesti better.
“There is no one favorite at this time. It is discussed on several levels, negotiations are worn and according to the final answers with the respective, a decision will be made.
Because after this missed season it can no longer be accepted that in the future Rapid Championship does not conquer at least one of the two internal trophies and not reach the European Cups “GSP authorized sources said.
Rapidists have scheduled the meeting on June 9, after which they would go to the cantonment at Maribor, in Slovenia, June 17-28.
Costel Gâlcă also had experiences in Superliga, being the last coach to conquer the triple championship- Cup- the League Cup, with FCSB, in the 2014- 2015 season. He would be willing to return to Romanian football, although he had one last experience with Craiovans. He also trained Almeria B, Romania U17, Espanyol, Al Taawoun, Al Fayha, Velje, Al- Haewm and Radomiak.
