Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Friday, June 27, 2025, 08:11 / Updated on Friday, June 27, 2025 08:12
Alexandru Chipciu (36 years old), the footballer at the University of Cluj, told less known episodes from the Transylvanian locker room, revealing that in the past there were colleagues who fell into the trap of gambling.
He identified the real problems that his colleagues faced, feeling agitation and tension in the locker room, many desperate to get money and resist in this dangerous “carousel”. He would have liked to help them get rid of this addiction, but he confesses he didn't know how.
Alexandru Chipciu: “I would like to help such people, but I don't know how”
Chipciu mentioned that the events he tells have not happened in the last two years in Cluj. It all happened at the beginning of the period spent in the Transylvanian group. Chipciu signed with U Cluj in July 2022, when transferred from the city rival, CFR.
“I went (no in the casino). I had a salary of 500 euros. And I entered there, they taught me how to put, what they played, small series, a big series … I said” baths, I do not know from these, I want to put red or black. ” And on red or black you could bet only 3.5 million or 6 million, how many numbers are on the roulette, finally, a madness of it. Finally, I put and lost 20 million!
Pfaaa, I came to cry, “God, what did I do?”. I asked for money and I made 20 million, I took them out, so I was zero and from that moment I never played! I played at Las Vegas, when I was with my wife, but at the cool, so, I won 50 euros … but gambling, poker, nothing! I don't like it, I'm not passionate. It seems to me to know that you lose and put your money there … but it's a vice and you can't control it.
Yes, I have had colleagues now, lately (with such vices). They were players at the University of Cluj who had problems with the fools. I felt like they had it, a bustle. I heard “that play, that …”. It seemed incredible to me! But at this moment, this year or last year, I had no colleagues. But at the time of my coming to U Cluj there were some problems.
Yes (no were unconcentrated in football), agitated, tense … You borrow from one to the other, “Give me one more, give me 500 euros …”. You enter a vicious circle. I would like to help such people, but I don't know how. For me it is very easy to say, “How to play? How do you want to lose money? Are you crazy?“But for them, trapped in this mill, it is difficult to save themselves. And this comes on the basis of education, clearly,” said Alexandru Chipciu, quoted by Golazo.ro.
Not. I don't smoke, I never smoked. Drink … I liked the fun, especially at first, when I was 21-22 years old. I was losing more nights. We were young. Even in a time when I was with Mr. Reghecampf, I was with my wife, with friends, I was constantly making tables, barbecues.
We were lost in all this madness. That was the thinking since then. I do not know if I was a professional 5,000% and I would have done more things. But I had the desire and wickedness to do something even though I was losing one night, at training I was the first to show something.
– Alexandru Chipciu
