Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Friday, September 12, 2025, 13:34 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025 13:34
Bogdan Apostu, a decision -maker at the football team of the Gloria Bistrița Sports Club, reveals that before the installation of Nicolae Grigore had discussions even with Viorel Moldovan.
Viorel Moldovan, 53, trained the last time 4 and a half years ago, having a 7 -month term in Ploiești Petrol. Recently, he was proposed to return to the circuit, on the second division bench CS Gloria Bistrița!
The disclosure was made by Bogdan Apostu, the one who deals with transfers and sports appointments from Bistrița, during the conference in which the new coach of the team, Nicolae Grigore, was presented.
Viorel Moldovan, called to come to Gloria Bistrița: “He is in America, he has other priorities now”
“There were several options, it is natural, Nick knows. Even Viorel Moldovan was an option, I talked to him. Unfortunately, He's in America and he can't come at that time. Has some other priorities somehow.
He told me he loves Gloria and Bistrita, but he can't help at the moment. Then, from the multitude of options that existed, we stopped at Nicolae Grigore and his staff.
He rapidly trained Metaloglobus as the main, 3 national lots. I want to work with young people to work, to be anchored in everything that means technology and new in football, ”said Apostu, who collaborates with Gloria through his company, Ama Global Football Sport.
Nicolae Grigore, the first words as a coach of Gloria Bistrița
Nicolae Grigore, the successor of Cristi Pustai, the one who promoted Gloria in Liga 2, explained what urge to accept the offer from Bistrița.
Nicolae Grigore, at the workouts of Gloria // Photo: Facebook @ Gloria Bistrița
“I would like to send you a message I sent to the players. For me, it is an honor to be here. I know what Gloria Bistrița means, the history of this team. I know this club, I know its tradition, I know that it has participated in the European cups. Our debt, our great desire is to play as much as possible for what was the Romanian.
During this period we tried to know as much as possible what the football in Bistrița means. I found the players with a great desire for revenge, to prove that the place that glory occupies at the moment is not in accordance with their value. There are many quality players who can make the difference.
Indeed, there will be some changes. We have all the respect for Professor Pustai, for the performance he did in Bistrita, his work, but We can happen to have some different ideas. The visions of the coaches are in many totally different moments, sometimes similar. If we have at some points differences in approaching certain parties or game systems, this we will see over time, ”Gregory said.
We mention, especially in the context of the statements of the new coach, that the current team is part of the Municipal Sports Club, established in 2018, and does not hold the track record of former team ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrițawhich in 1994 won the Romanian Cup, in 2000 the League Cup, and in 2007 played the final of the Intetoto Cup.
The first match of Gloria with him at the helm will take place on Saturday, from 11:00. The opponent will be another newly promoted, CS Dinamo.
Under the command of Pustai, Gloria did not win any of the 5 of the new championship, but passed 3 preliminary laps to qualify in the Romanian Cup groups.
