Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 04 March 2026, 20:36 / Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 20:44
Răzvan Burleanu (41 years old), the president of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), sees a huge potential in Farul Constanța, Gheorghe Hagi's club, who could take over the Romanian national team in the more or less distant future.
Until that moment, Hagi he should resign from the club in order not to be involved in a conflict of interest.
Questioned on this topic, Burleanu he avoided giving a concrete answer, but only had words of praise for the team coached by Ianis Zicu.
Farul, the champion from 2023, will perform in the play-out this season as well.
Răzvan Burleanu, superlative about what is happening at the Constanța Lighthouse: “Gold mine”
Burleanu spoke about a “gold mine” in Constanța in the context in which Gică Hagi's team has modern facilities and equipment at the academy.
Moreover, in recent years several footballers trained by Farul have become solutions for the national teams.
“(no – How can Hagi give up Farul to come to the national team?) I think you would have been happy to get your hands on such a gold mine.
Seriously, if we look at Viitorul/Farul we see a gold mine, it was the first academy that not only offered the young people of Romania real opportunities in football, but was also a source of inspiration.
This model works. I would see the Lighthouse as a business opportunity. If I were not in this position, I would like to identify interested companies in the private sector. As I would do with other clubsRăzvan Burleanu said for iamsport.ro.
Virgil Ghiță, Florin Tănase, Răzvan Marin, Louis Munteanu, Tudor Băluță or Cristi Manea are some of the footballers raised by Farul and who represent options for the Romanian national team.
Farul is currently in 11th place in the Superliga, with 37 points after 29 rounds. In the last championship match, Ianis Zicu's team lost at home against CFR Cluj, score 1-2.
