Article by Maria Olteanu, Carmen Dumitru – published Tuesday, June 03, 2025, 14:26 / Updated Tuesday, June 3, 20:37
As expected, Constantin Gâlcă (53) was officially presented at Rapid in the course of Tuesday afternoon. The successor of Marius Șumudică signed a contract valid on two seasons with the Giulești band.
Rapid was left without a coach after the separation of Marius Șumudică, a technician who did not meet the objective of the club and who left before the end of the season. Rapid finished the season 2024-2025 on the 5th place and did not qualify in the European Cups.
Rapidly communicated after the appointment of Constantin Gâlcă
On Tuesday at noon Costel Gâlcă has developed the last details of the negotiations with Dan Șucu and they beat the palm for him to deal with the team's destinies in the future two seasons.
Costel Gâlcă remained free of contract after the separation of Craiova University, even after a lost match against Rapid, in Giulești, score 0-1, in the 23rd stage of the regular season.
Welcome, Constantin Gâlcă!
Constantin Gâlcă is the new coach of the Rapid! The technician signed a contract valid until the summer of 2027.
The staff that will help Constantin Gâlcă in Giulești is made up of Dumitru Ustunea and Ciprian Niță-Second coaches, Dumitru Hotoboc-coach with the goalkeepers, Marius Francis and Ciprian Pruna and Roberto Berruero-physical trainers.
With a rich career, both as a player and as a coach, Gâlcă comes to Rapid with a solid international experience, accumulated in championships such as Spain, Denmark or Saudi Arabia.
As a former footballer, he has evolved over a decade in the top European football, especially in La Liga, and has collected 68 selections in the Romanian national shirt, participating in final world and European championships.
We welcome them to Giulești and much success at Rapid! Come on, fast!
– quickly communicated
Constantin Gâlcă was presented at Rapid / Photo: Facebook
Gâlcă's first message after taking over Rapid
I come with confidence and determination to Rapid, a club with a huge history and an extraordinary audience.
I know what the spirit of the Rapid means and I want to build a team together to play with the soul and fight to make fans happy!
– Costel Gâlcă, the new coach of the Rapid
Costel Gâlcă in the parking lot of Giulești stadium, after understanding with Dan Șucu
Constantin Gâlcă has trained FCSB, Espanyol, Al-Taawoun, Al-Fayha, Velje BK, Al-Hazem, Radomiak and Craiova in the past. He passed a champion title of Romania, the Romanian Cup and the League Cup.
The new technician of Giulesti is the sixth of the last 3 years. Before him were Adrian Mutu, Cristiano Bergodi, Bogdan Lobonț, Neil Lennon and Marius Șumudică.
