Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:10 / Updated on Saturday, June 21, 2025 11:27
George Ogăraru (45 years old), the manager of the Academy Steaua Bucharest, was proud of the performance of the U19 selection at Euro. The former Romanian international wanted to highlight the fact that 4 players from the team of coach Ion Marin (70 years) passed through the Star yard.
The Matei Marin defender still belongs to the Ghencea band, and David Matei was transferred this year to Craiova University. Also, the midfielder David Păcuraru, as well as the goalkeeper Rafael Munteanu, also passed to Steaua.
George Ogăraru: “Steaua is a trainer club, feeds Romanian football”
Former Romanian international George Ogăraru praised the performance of the U19 team of Romania, which reached the semifinals of the European Championship, hosted by our country.
Ion Marin's students will play against the representative of the Netherlands for a place in the final, Monday, June 23, from 9:00 pm. For the other place in the last act, Spain and Germany will face, 3 hours earlier.
“It is an extraordinary performance, we are very happy because we have many players who have passed to Steaua. There are four players who were with us and, look, play at this level. They also performed.
We play a semi -final against the Netherlands, the most difficult opponent, but nothing is impossible. They are very interesting players, some of them are discovering them now. There are players who will certainly make a good impression in senior championships.
David Matei played for two years in Steaua, in the start formula, and now he has taken the step to Craiova. Denmark was one of the best and most important players.
This means that Steaua is a trainer club, which grows young and nourishes Romanian football. That the world was still wondering “Domne, what is the purpose of the football team at Steaua?”. Look, this is! To enjoy the world of their success in national teams“, Said George Ogăraru, according to Sport.ro.
