Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, March 02, 2026, 2:28 p.m. / Updated Monday, March 02, 2026, 2:28 p.m.
Dorin Rotariu (30 years old), the Romanian footballer who signed this winter with Eyupsor, a team from the first league of Turkey, is aiming for a call-up to the Romanian national team.
The 30-year-old footballer who was regarded as a great hope of Romanian football caught 10 matches for the national team and scored only one goal. The last time he played under the “tricolor” was in 2019, in a match with Malta, in the European preliminaries, score 4-0 for Romania.
Dorin Rotariu dreams of the national team: “I hope to return one day”
Dorin Rotariu, on the national team // photo: frf.ro
“I hope and wish to play for the national team. I have always thought and hope to come back one day. No, I have not been contacted by anyone from the national team, nothing,” Dorin Rotariu said, according to digisport.ro.
Later, as a player from the Turkish championship, Dorin Rotariu commented on Romania's chances of getting past “Semiluna” in the semi-final of the 2026 World Championship.
Turkey has valuable players and has a strong group. It won't be easy, but it won't be impossible either. Turkey is a team that takes advantage immediately if you give them chances. We have to be very careful and very organized. 100% we can beat Turkey, even if they play in Istanbul. Most of our players have experience in big, full stadiums. I don't think they will be overwhelmed by the atmosphere there
–Dorin Rotaryaccording to the cited source
Dorin Rotariu performs on the right wing position, and at the moment in the national circuit, the position seems to have been awarded by Dennis Man, the player who performs at PSV in the Netherlands.
Dorin Rotariu started football at Poli Timișoara, and then came to Dinamo, where he “exploded”. He played 4 years in the shirt of the “dogs”, and then the experiences abroad began: Club Brugge, Mouscron, AZ Alkmaar, FC Astana, Ludogorets, Atromitos. In 2023 he returned to Romania, but to the great rival of the “dogs”, FCSB. The experience was not auspicious, and he later began his adventure in Turkey. Ankaragucu, Igdir and from this winter Eyupsor, a formation where there is a real colony of Romanians.
