Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Wednesday, 01 April 2026, 13:58 / Updated Wednesday, 01 April 2026 14:00
Not just Rapid wants Bogdan Mara (48 years old)the current sports director from CFR Cluj. And Dinamo would have entered the race to bring the official from Gruia.
On Monday, March 31, the information appeared according to which Marius Bilașco and Marius Mara could end up in the management of Rapid in the summer. The role of sporting director will be vacated by Italian Mauro Pederzoli in the summer.
Dinamo would also like Bogdan Mara
And Dinamo would like Bogdan Mara in the management of the clubaccording to journalist Emanuel Roșu. He would have already received a proposal from the “dogs”.
Mara is especially wanted by Andrei Nicolescu, the president of Bucharest. At the moment, the position of sporting director at Dinamo is held by Cosmin Mihalescu.
Andrei Nicolescu could not be contacted to confirm the information.
Bogdan Mara has been in charge of CFR Cluj since August 2021. This is his second mandate in Gruia, after the one from 2017-2020.
Bogdan Mara, the sports director of CFR Cluj
He also held the same position at Astra Giurgiu (2020-2021) and was president of ASA Târgu Mureș. Mara ended his football career in 2012, the midfielder's last job being UTA Arad. He also played for Soimii Sibiu, Inter Sibiu, Dinamo, Farul, FC Argeș, Alaves, Tianjin Teda, Poli Ejido, Rapid, Stal Alchevsk, Unirea Urziceni, CFR Cluj, Iraklis and Skoda Xanthi.
Ciprian Deac, courted to take over the post of sports director at CFR Cluj
In Mara's place, CFR Cluj sports director Ciprian Deac would be appointed.
The club no longer plans to extend his contract as a professional player, and if Ciprian Deac does not sign with another team to continue his career, he will move into the executive and become the new sporting director of the CFR.
Ciprian Deac has over 500 matches in his career for CFR Cluj, with whom he won seven titles in League 1. In total, he has won 14 trophies with the team from Gruia.
