Article by Costi Pruna – published Monday, June 30, 2025 6:57 pm / Updated Monday, June 30, 2025 7:00
CSM Bucharest contacted Adrian Vasile to propose the return to the champion team, after the departure of Danish Helle Thomsen.
This morning the CSM Bucharest club announced on the official website the separation of Danish coach Helle Thomsen from the women's handball team. Sources close to the club confirmed for gsp.ro, that Helle Thomsen announced last week that she cannot continue at CSM Bucharest for personal reasons. She had at CSM Bucharest a contract of about 10,000 euros per month.
The Danish coach had signed with CSM Bucharest in the summer of 2024 for one season, and the club extended the understanding for another season, after looking for another technician for the 2025-2026 championship.
One by one, Emmanuel Mayonnade, Ole Gustav Gjekstad and Per Johansson refused the offers of the Romanian champion, because they were engaged in other projects.
Adrian Vasile is the number 1 option for the CSM bank!
Sources in the club confirmed for GSP.ro, that during the meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday, the management of the handball section announced the situation from the women's team and that the band will have a new coach.
Surprised by Helle Thomsen's decision, the management of the CSM Bucharest club decided to propose to Adrian Vasile the return on the technical bank of the Romanian champion.
Adrian Vasile, 42, trained CSM Bucharest in 2019-2024 and 5 times stopped with the team in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. CSM was defeated by Metz, TSKA Moscow and twice by Esbjerg. In the 2019-2020 edition, the final with Gyor has not been disputed because of the pandemic.
Adrian Vasile interrupted his leave and returned to the country to negotiate with Bucharest managers to take over the Champions team.
