“He beat me with the belt! I remember now and where he gave me”

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Present in the newspaper studio, Munteanu also remembered childhood, including a painful incident, but he says he learned.

He was in the 4th grade when his father – Ion “Gogu” Munteanu, and he was a footballer – beaten with the belt because he did not reach an ophthalmological consultation, tricked by the other children in the neighborhood.

He tells, with details, the official of the federation.

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“I wore glasses in the 4th grade, I continue to read it. For my dad there was a shock. He, being a footballer, saw me all a footballer. He was a shock for him. They put me some jars, as in ancient …”, says Munteanu.

“What should I do? I had to go to the polyclinic in Bacău, to look at a device, where I had a slide. I had to put the lion in a cage, the tractor in the garage, so were the exercises … and I put them at the minus one, plus one.

“And one day, I had to finish with the football in front of the block and go to the polyclinic for exercises. As I played football, the sirens called. Do you know how the sirens were in the city? They were doing emergency exercises. That was the case, there were no phones.

Well, I had the ball then, I was happy. And these older ones say, “Syrians sound! It's the closed polyclinic! You have nothing else to do, stay in football! ». I, I think, say “good” and I stayed. Those at the cool, to keep me, that I was leaving with the ball! ”, Says Munteanu, laughing.

Vlad Munteanu, at Podcastul GSP “2 to 1”, photo: Ionuț Iordache (gsp.ro)

“Since then, all the clocks set me 5 minutes before”

What followed? “And now I remember how my dad came by car and he motioned for me to come. He gave me a beat! I also know the place, near the window, where I was, as I was. With the belt beat me! I know punctually and how many belts I took, where he gave them. It's the only beat I took from my dad. And surely what he will hear now will not like it, no parent is well.”.

“But since then, all the clocks set me 5 minutes before. I didn't miss a meeting. I was punctual. I understood. I didn't delay anything, I didn't miss anything!”, Says Vlad Munteanu.

Dad exaggerated, somehow. Because he was afraid, I had to go and do the exercises, I have no problems after. That was his way. I repeat, once happened. Otherwise, I had no problem with him. I didn't give in me that I didn't give an emptiness or something … it really took my defense all the time. He also quarreled with Sechelariu from this perspective, for me, in Bacău

– Vlad Munteanu, at Podcastul GSP “2 to 1”

Vlad Munteanu's father, suspended two years after a general beating on the ground

Gogu Munteanu, Vlad's father, played in the first step of Romania, from 1968 to 1980, for SC Bacău and U Cluj.

In 1974, when he evolved in Bacău, he was involved in a general fight, at a match with Dinamo, being suspended two years after that incident.

“2 to 1” with Vlad Munteanu, Friday, 6:00 pm. The main topics addressed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBBW1QD_M8

• Memories from Bacaul lui Sechelariu and Halagian;
• Why he says that he stole Bucharest;
• Dinamo experience, as Cornel Dinu or Ioan Andone marked it;
• the biggest shock in contact with Germany;
• what weighed more when thinking about what country to settle permanently;
• a foamy episode with Mutu;
• The Romanian coach who asked for a meal in Bamboo on the day of the match;
• to what extent will the federation of fiscal measures applied by the Bolojan government be affected;
• The Daum experiment and another West coach, which was thought of for the Romanian national;
• It's sure who will win the next round of elections for the FRF presidency.

About Vlad Munteanu:

• In Romania he played at FC Bacău, Dinamo, FC National and Chiajna;
• Outside it has evolved for Energy Cottbus, VFL Wolfsburg, Auxerre, Arminia Bielefeld, FSV Frankfurt and ErzgeBirge AUE;
• It has 13 goals and 8 assists in 58 appearances in the Bundesliga;
• 6 trophies has won throughout his career, all with Dinamo: two titles (2002 and 2004), 3 Cups of Romania (2001, 2003, 2004) and one Super Cup (2005);
• For his transfers, 3 million euros were paid;
• He was the president of U Cluj between 2013 and 2015;
• Since 2016 he has been working at the Federation, now he is the sports director of the forum.