Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Friday, March 27, 2026, 4:06 p.m. / Updated Friday, March 27, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
Bogdan Vătăjelu (32 years old), former Romanian international and Craiova University player, trained with FC Bihor, a team from the second echelon of Romanian football.
According to the local media, the left defender is in discussions with a team from abroad, and if things do not come to fruition, there are chances that he will sign with the team from Bihor.
Bogdan Vătăjelu, training with FC Bihor
Out of contract in January 2026 after parting ways with FK Aktobe, a team from Kazakhstan, Bogdan Vătăjelu is looking for a new team.
He had discussions with Dinamo, but things did not materialize. Meanwhile, the left back is training with FC Bihor, a team qualified for the second league play-off. This would be the club with which he would sign, if he fails to reach an agreement with a team from abroad, according to the publication bihon.ro.
500,000of euros is his market share, according to Transfermarkt
Craiova University is the team where Bogdan Vătăjelu stood out, even becoming captain. In the shirt of Olten, he played 236 matches, during which he scored 13 goals and provided 16 decisive assists. In Romania, he also performed for Cluj University.
In Bănie, he won 2 trophies: 1 Romanian Cup (2021) and 1 Romanian Supercup (2022)
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At the beginning of March, he trained with the second team of the University of Craiova, a League 3 team.
Bogdan Vatajelu
At the national team level, Bogdan Vătăjelu played 2 games in the shirt of the first representative team, both friendlies. With the Republic of Moldova in 2015, respectively with Slovenia in 2022.
Abroad, Vătăjelu played for teams such as Sparta Prague, Jablonec and FC Aktobe, with the latter also winning the only trophy, the Kazhstan Cup (2024).
