The lot with which Gloria Bistrița and Cristi Pustai attacks the 2: 8 players presented today


Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Friday, July 25, 2025, 16:38 / Updated Friday, July 25, 2025 16:49
8 days before the start of the Liga 2 season, CS Gloria Bistrița presented the 8 transfers this summer and the lot with which she will try to keep in the second step. Public law club, Gloria cannot go up in the superlig, no matter what sports results you get.
Installed on the Gloria's bank in 2024, Professor Cristi Pustai solved the first “equation”, of promoting in the second step. On the horizon there is a new unknown, the way in which the Bistrita will handle at the level of the second echelon.
Pustai was confident that the lot he leads has the necessary weapons to keep in “B”, even for practicing a pleasant football.
Cristi Pustai, coach Gloria Bistrița: “We are with the full lot, we want to play football”
“A new season begins, another adventure, in another league. As I said when I came to Bistrita, that it would be good to have patience, I think the same thing I can say now. We are a newly promoted, the world that comes to the stadium to support us, to trust and patience.
I think we will make a beautiful figure this season of Liga 2. We want to create a team to play beautifully, play football, and, in this regard, we have made some purchases. I think at this moment we are with the full lot, we are preparing to start the season in a new competition, ”said Gloria coach.
Eight transfers to Gloria Bistrița this summer
The Bistrita will address the Liga 2 season with a batch of 28 players, 8 of them brought this summer by Bogdan Apostu, the person in charge of transfers to the Bistrita band.
They were presented at today's event:
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Alexandru Greab (porter)
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Dinis Ieșeanu (central defender)
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Alexandru Fărăgău (right defender)
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Mehdi Lehaire (offensive midfielder)
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Branimir Cavar (defensive midfielder)
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Jimmy King Otega (central striker)
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Maxwell Michael Effiom (Extreme)
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Franck Yves Bambock (defensive midfielder)
The 30 -year -old Franck Bambock has learned football at PSG and has names like Huesca, Cordoba and Grenoble. Cumulative, he played over 100 matches in the second leagues in France and Spain.
They join the 20 players who continue in the colors of glory:
- Vișinar oak
- Valentin Alexandru
- Raul Avram
- Emilian Bodescu
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- Rafael Tavares Dos Santos
- Alin Burdeț
- Silviu Simion
- Andras David
- Covaci Onișor
There is a friendly with Sepsi: “They, Corvin and Voluntari, the most entitled to hope for promotion”
Gloria will play a last friendly before the start of the Liga 2 season. The opponent will be another second division, Sepsi OSK, after Pustai's students defeated Corvin Hunedoara in the previous match, score 3-2.
“I played yesterday with Corvin Hunedoara and tomorrow we will play with Sepsi, that is, two teams that aim to promote and are entitled to hope for the promotion. I think the two, plus volunteers, are the most entitled to enter the superligat,” said Gloria coach.
I think we have a balanced lot. They have remained, you have seen, enough players to have an older structure and nucleus. We thanked them and thank them for what they did for the club, but in general it is. Some come, others go. There are players who have played less or players who want to go elsewhere.
– Cristi Pustai
Thank you, Alexandru Buziuc, Gabriel Deac, Bogdan Forizs, Robert Ciobanu, Timotei Mitran, Ricardo Pădurariu, Ianis Vencu, Luca Podea, Kristi Marku and Denis Benga for the contribution to the evolution and promotion of Glora in the 2nd League. We wish you much success in your career!
– Communicated Gloria Bistrița
Two lands for Liga 2
Gloria obtained the approval of two land for the Liga 2 season, one of her own base, with synthetic lawn, on the “Jean Pădureanu” stadium.
Explained sports director Paul Somodean:
“We also obtained the approval for the type 1 base Gloria, and for the Jean Pădureanu stadium. Both bases are approved. In the case of unfortunate events, rain or snow, we will be able to use the type 1 base, the synthetic.”




