Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:27 p.m. / Updated Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:49 p.m.
Florin Stefanthe left back of those from University of Craiovascored the first goal for Olteni in the Romanian Cup match with FCSBscore 2-2, and then reacted to the flash-interview.
Florin Ștefan dedicated the goal in the 54th minute to his wife, Marina, who is pregnant.
Florin Ștefan, after Craiova University – FCSB 2-2: “Many of my colleagues told me that I will score”
“My wife is pregnant and I dedicated the goal to her and the baby. A lot of my teammates believed in me and told me I was going to score and that's why I was laughing after the goal. They all believed in me to score. They all said I was going to score.
I knew it was a difficult game. We prepared very well. It's important that we got the qualification and we move on. Sunday's match will be different. They are playing their last chance to enter the play-offs. It's also important that we stay up. We have good morale and I hope to win Sunday's match as well”, said Florin Ștefan in the flash interview from Prima Sport.
Marina and Florin Ștefan got married in the summer of 2024. 5 days ago the two posted a video on social networks in which they announced to their followers that their future child will be a boy.
Florin Ștefan arrived at Craiova University in the summer of 2025, and until this goal he had contributed offensively with only 3 assists in 18 games. It is quoted by specialized websites at 700,000 euros. He played only in Romania throughout his career: FC Olt Slatina, Academica Clinceni, Juventus Bucharest, Sepsi OSK, CFR Cluj, Rapid.
Florin Ștefan also has a presence in the Romanian national team. He played 90 minutes in the match against Malta on September 8, 2019, score 1-0, as part of the Euro qualifiers.
