Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 08 January 2026, 23:18 / Updated on Thursday, 08 January 2026 23:19
Former striker Ciprian Marica (40 years old) revealed a discussion he had the other day with Florin Tănase (31 years old), one of the most important players from FCSB.
The former great striker referred to the fact that the red-blue footballer simulates a lot. He claims that he told him in a harsher tone to give up such tricks and also mentioned the answer that Tănase gave him.
Ciprian Marica met Florin Tănase and told him directly: “Stop pretending!”
Tanase he got a lot of penalty kicks or dangerous free kicks over the years, and the FCSB footballer took advantage and tried to get the most out of every phase.
Marica does not agree with this approach and specified the short interaction she had with one of the players close to the boss Gigi Becali.
“I saw Tănase and Florin the other day. I told him “don't pretend anymore, because now there are cameras everywhere”. When it's not… it looks ugly, it looks ugly. (no – And what did he say?) “Weren't you a footballer?”, said Marica, according to sport.ro.
Tănase has already played 34 matches this season for FCSB, during which he scored 11 goals (8 from the penalty) and provided 4 decisive assists. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 2.3 million euros.
Florin Tănase, in the FCSB shirt/ PHOTO Cristi Preda (GSP)
Florin Tănase would have refused an offer from China
Mihai Stoica, the president of the FCSB Board of Directors, recently announced that Florin Tănase received an offer from China this winter.
The offensive midfielder from FCSB would have refused the proposal and will continue with the Bucharest formation. Tănase still has a contract with the red-blues until the summer, the deal will be automatically extended if they win the title.
