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“Let him cut where he wants, not me! I have accomplished my goal”


Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Saturday, March 14, 2026, 5:19 p.m. / Updated Saturday, March 14, 2026, 5:29 p.m.

Daniel Oprița, the coach of Steaua Bucharest, was a nervous wreck at the end of the match that ensured the presence of the “military” in the League 2 play-off, the victory with Poli Iași, score 3-1.

Daniel Oprița announced that he will leave Steaua in the summer, after his contract will come to an end because Steaua does not have promotion rights. The coach was also bothered by how the bosses rewarded access to the play-off, at the end of the game with Poli Iași.

Daniel Oprița reacted after Steaua – Poli Iasi 3-1: “My contract is also over. I will leave”

“When you're in the last game, you live with that pressure. It's nicer after it's over, that it turns out the way you want, but the pressure was visible, because you make some mistakes. The boys had attitude.

There were some ironies from some fans, arrogance that I didn't understand. I would like all those who are stars to know that I care a lot and that's why I stress so much, so that the team wins, I also do everything I can, with the possibilities I have. I'm not a traitor or anything, as I saw a pretty nice message. I wanted it very much, that's why I'm agitated. I know what the Star means, we don't think about money, we don't know what to get, we weren't interested in that.

We wanted to please the fans, we demonstrated this because we wanted to. That's goal accomplished, we want to finish in the top four at least.

My contract is also up. Some fans called me, they wish I was gone. I'm going to leave, I don't know why this desire. He called me now in the winter, right after I lost the match with Bistrita, a boy called me to ask me who is coming in my place. Some people still make jokes, they pretend to be Trapattoni on the shows… I don't know if I deserved it. When I'm wrong, I say so.

If we didn't enter the play-offs today, I was the biggest… a fool, that's it, it's time, Oprița, we are tired of him. Now that we're in, what do you think is going on? We got a bonus today that we entered the play-offs, Mr. Teo Popa cut our pizza today.

These things bother me, it means we are amateurs. We don't play on pizza, because our name is Steaua. I'm basically in League 1, because I've been promoted to League 1, me and the players. Do they treat me like I'm in League 4? That bothers me. Let him cut where he wants, not methat I accomplished my goal. We promoted to League 1, now we entered the play-off”, said Daniel Oprița, according to sport.ro.

Steaua entered the League 2 play-off from last place, with 39 accumulated points. “Militarii” will debut in the play-off on the field of the leader Corvinul.

Ranking at the entry into the play-offs

  1. Corvinul Hunedoara – 53 points

  2. Sepsis – 44 points

  3. FC Voluntari – 39 points

  4. Chindia Târgoviște – 39 points

  5. FC Bihor – 39 points

  6. Star – 39 points

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