Article by Alexandru Barbu – published on Friday, June 6, 2025, 14:12 / Updated Friday, June 6, 20:12
At the GSP podcast “2 to 1”Mihai Pintilii, the guest of episode #17, and Raul Rusescu, one of the hosts, together with the journalist Alexandru Barbu, relived the extra -profotbalistic moments from the period when they were colleagues at FCSB.
Pintilii, now a second coach at FCSB, and Rusescu, currently a GSP collaborator, have team in red-blue in two seasons: 2012-2013 and 2018-2019. Success was the first, when FCSB authoritatively conquered the title in Romania and reached the EUROPUE final optimals, a campaign in which the duels with Ajax and Chelsea remain.
Video | As in the locker room »Mihai Pintilii to Raul Rusescu, at Podcastul GSP” 2 to 1 “:” Panarama, you threw me in the water and I did not know how to swim! “
From the '12 -'13 season they have the most common memories.
“There are many stories, especially after the matches, when you stay and tell … you cannot tell them all. It is important that then I have formed a group,” said Pintilii.
“Look, in Copenhagen, with the KFC … it was the best meal,” said the former FCSB midfielder, laughing.
Previous, Rusescu had told the incident after the Copenhagen – FCSB 1-1, December 2012, Europa League groupswhen the river registered and thus the Bucharest people ensured their qualification in the European spring: “Somewhere at 2 in the morning, I said to Reghe: “Mister, don't you get a KFC for boys here?”. And he got KFC, in Copenhagen, at 2 in the morning! That was the hottest table in the history of the Star! ”.
In the continuation of the discussion in Podcast, Rusescu remembered another unique episode for more than a decade: “In Snagov we threw in the lake, of Easter …”.
Pintilii immediately came into question: “I didn't know how to swim, I threw myself with the vest. I didn't go out, to die Gicu '! You pushed me, panarama! (no – look at the river) God forbid!”.
Video integral | Mihai Pintilii, invited to Podcastul GSP “2 to 1”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4thsv7p4ug
About Mihai Pintilii:
- In Romania, he evolved at Jiul Petrosani, Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii and FCSB;
- Outside, he played at Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel);
- It has 3 trophies conquered as a footballer, all with FCSB – two titles and a Super Cup;
- He has collected 43 selections and a goal in the national team, with whom he participated in Euro 2016;
- From 2020 it is part of the technical staff of FCSB;
- Now he is a second coach, a position from which he has won two titles next to the red-blue and has reached the Europa League final.
