Article by Andrei Crăiţoiu – Published Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 23:44 / Updated Wednesday, 15 October 2025 23:52
Marius Șumudică (54 years old) revealed on the “Prietenii lui Ovidiu” show that, since his resignation from Rapid, he has not been to a single match at Giulești, nor will he go in the next period.
Marius Șumudică resigned from Rapid after the home match lost 1-4 against CFR Cluj. The main reason for the break: zero chance for the Giulio team to win European cups at that time.
VIDEO. Marius Șumudică: “The Rapid game is not something spectacular”
“I'm sorry that I left Rapid, but I'm glad that Rapid, with roughly the same formula and with the players for whom I agreed to bring them there, has found its balance, is producing results,” said Şumudica to “Prietenii lui Ovidiu”.
Who scores: “They don't play an extraordinarily beautiful game, that is, it's not something spectacular, which Giulești likes, but they are pragmatic. They probably found a balance with Gâlcă. I congratulated him every time and I congratulate him”.
I think that Botoșani will stay in the play-off! I think at least one of Botoșani and Pitesti will remain. Besides, at Rapid any time something can happen, something can break out, at any time. Such is the temperament
– Marius Șumudica, coach
Marius Șumudică: “Mistakes cost me! But I also did good things”
Asked by Ovidiu Ioanițoaia about his second mandate in Giulesti as “principal”, Marius Șumudică admits that “I've made mistakes, I've also done good things, and the mistakes probably cost me at the time.”
“But let's not forget that I didn't have the chance to prepare, except in Dubai, after which I did very well in the championship. I took over the team from 13th place. I, when I took over the team from Lennon, was in 13th place. And I had to have a path like FCSB or the others, to catch all the teams and qualify for the play-offs”, explains the 54-year-old coach.
Marius Șumudică / PHOTO: Ionut Iordache (Gsp.ro)
He also stated, during the show: “It wasn't easy for me, taking it from the get-go. But it doesn't matter anymore, I don't want to draw parallels between what's happening now and what happened before. I wish him luck from the bottom of my heart and may God grant him to achieve his goal, to win a trophy! It will be very difficult, but they have a chance.”
“I'm not allowed to talk! I have to pay a large sum of money”
During the discussion about Rapid and the time spent there, Marius Șumudica also made a revelation for the first time. “I didn't have any dialogue with Mr. Angelescu anymore, we didn't talk anymore and I didn't have the chance to see each other anymore. I haven't been to Giulesti before, I don't even step on Giulesti anymore! This is my decision! I can't go! It's hard for me!“, Sumudica declared.
Giulesti Stadium
He also explained part of the reasons behind his radical decision: “From what I know happened to me and I found out afterwards from the inside, it is very difficult for me to get there again, to meet some people there. In addition, I have a clause…”.
“And the contract, when I signed it, I didn't even look at what I signed. I wanted to get to Rapid so much. And after that I saw that I have a clause in which, for 2 years, I am not allowed to speak anything inside the club, because I have to pay a large amount of money“, Marius Șumudică closed the discussion on the topic.
