Article by Daniel Grigore – published Monday, October 13, 2025, 00:35 / Updated Monday, October 13, 2025 00:43
Raul Florucz, 24, the extreme born in Austria from Romanian parents, who chose to represent Austria although he was in discussions with FRF, came to the microphone after this evening's match, won by “tricolors” by 1-0.
Florucz, legitimized in Belgium, at Union Sg, ticked his third appearance for the first Austrian representative today. He entered the last few minutes and witnessed the goal that made the difference.
Austrian Raul Florucz, in Romanian, after the match in Bucharest: “All respect for Romania!”
“I expected it to be a very difficult match, Romania has a very good team and I think the real result would be 0-0, but I received that goal in the last minute.
I am not at all glad that I have lost the match, but I have all the respect for Romania. My parents are from Romania, so all respect. I wish them only success and I hope to see you at the World Cup!
Of course it was a special match, a very beautiful experience ”, commented Florucz at Flash-Interviul granted Primasport, in a Romanian language spoken very cursively.
Asked about the decision to represent Austria's nationalFlorucz shortly replied to the object:
“It was not so hard to take [decizia]because I do not have Romanian citizenship either, so I couldn't have play for Romania”.
This season, Florucz scored 4 times and offered two decisive passes in the Belgian championship in just 10 appearances.
