Article by Cosmin Nistor – published on Friday, September 12, 2025, 09:28 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025 09:29
Installed on the Polish bank from Legia Warsaw, Edi Iordănescu (47 years old) continues to be asked about the Romanian national. The former coach avoided a categorical answer when asked if he was considering returning to the “tricolor” bank.
“Now is not the time to talk about it. Everything that matters to me is what I do daily, with my current team.
The question comes from the result from Nicosia, draw 2-2 of the World Championship preliminaries, which aroused dissatisfaction among the supporters. They carried names like Gheorghe Hagi (60 years) or Edi Iordănescu as possible substitutes.
About Romania: “We have character and unity”
Even though he refused to discuss a possible return to the national team, Edi Iordănescu did not hesitate to emphasize the progress of “tricolors”:
“Romania has shown character and unity. We have no world stars, but we have a group spirit and this makes the difference. The team has shown that it can be hard to defeat. I do not want to speculate. I know that people in Romania respect me a lot and that the federation has great confidence in my work.
Together we did fantastic things, it was the best result of the last 24 years, that's the reality. But there is a coach for whom I have a huge respect, and I am the coach of the Legia team, ”said the Romanian technician for Legia.net, in a press conference for the match in the internal championship with Radomiak Radom.
The Legia in “Era” Iordănescu – a trophy and a European group
Installed at the Warsaw Legia on July 1, 2025, Edi Iordănescu managed 8 victories in 14 official matches, conquering the Poland Super Cup and obtaining qualification in the UEFA Conference League groups.
Throughout the head of head coach, Iordănescu Junior has prepared the teams Fortuna Brazi, FCM Târgu Mureș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, CSKA Sofia, Astra Giurgiu, CFR Cluj (two mandates), Gaz Metan Mediaș, FCSB and the national team. With the “tricolors”, he managed to win the group of the European Championship in 2024.
