Article by Ionuţ Coman, Romeo Ene – published Tuesday, June 03, 2025, 18:07 / Updated Tuesday, June 3, 20:18
The inevitable occurred. Ianis Zicu (41 years old) is the new coach of the lighthouse! Constanta made the big announcement, through a statement published on the official website. The technician took over the Constanţa after the back step made by Gică Hagi (60).
Said He had announced his departure from Metaloglobus on Monday, a club that he promoted for the first time in Superliga, following the dam won with Poli Iași. Therefore, Zicu's goal, as Gică Popescu had announced on Monday, will be the qualification in the play-off.
Ianis Zicu, presented at Farul Constanța
Ianis Zicu is the new coach of the lighthouse
Starting today, June 3, 2025, Ianis Zicu is the head coach of Farul Constanța.
The new technician of the “sailors” was born in Constanța, on October 23, 1983, and started football at the Far Children's and Junior Center. Ianis Zicu has evolved in the career of player for the Lighthouse, Dinamo Bucharest, AC Parma, Rapid Bucharest, Poli Timișoara, Tska Sofia, Pohang Steelers, Gangwon (both South Korea), Ploiești Oil or Tg.Mureș. For the national team of Romania he played 12 games.
As a coach, he also prepared the U18 team from FC Voluntari (January-June 2019), Lighthouse (July 2019 2021), Concordia Chiajna (March-September 2022) and Metaloglobus Bucharest (September 2023-June 2025). With Metaloglobus it has achieved the biggest performance in the history of the club, the promotion in superlig this season.
Welcome to Lighthouse, Ianis Zicu, and as many achievements on the technical bench of “sailors”.
– PRESS Constanta Lighthouse
Ianis Zicu, presented at Farul Constanța
So, on Wednesday, June 4 from 11.00 am, at the base of the Hagi Academy, Ianis Zicu will hold the first press conference as a coach of the Far Constanta. Gică Popescu, the president of the club, and Tiberiu Curt, the vice president, will be present. It will be the first experience with a team from Superliga for Ianis.
The lighthouse ended the season in 11th place. The “sailors” developments were dissatisfied with Gică Hagi. The “king” constantly complained about the lack of determination of his students and promised a summer full of changes.
Zicu also prepared the Constanta team before the merger with Viitorul, between 2019 and 2021. Hagi wanted to keep him in the staff, “second”, but Ianis did not agree with the statute.
Zicu managed a huge result, promoting in the first league of Romanian football next to Metaloglobus, the team from the Bucharest Pantelimon neighborhood. He announced his departure a few hours later, and on Tuesday he became A1 at Constanța Lighthouse.
Gheorghe Hagi will only deal with the club management, as happened during the team's coaches were Ruben from Barrera or Mircea Rednic.
The goal would be the play-off and the promotion of talents. Only the next match is the goal. Everyone wants the championship and trophies, but there is no other goal than the next match. There is no other goal in football.
– Gică PopescuMonday, for Digi Sport
