Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published Friday, April 10, 2026 23:54 / Updated Saturday, April 11, 2026 00:06
The Federation has rescheduled the Executive Committee that will initiate the official negotiations with Gheorghe Hagi, 61 years old, for the position of selector of romania.
The meeting of the Technical Commission of the FRF, chaired by Mihai Stoichiță, about who will take over the national team from Mircea Lucescu, took place on April 3. The members debated the profile of the future selector. No surprise: Gică Hagi was the main variant of the Commission with an advisory role. Other proposed names: Edi Iordănescu, Pancu, Rădoi, Răzvan Lucescu, Olăroiu, Mutu.
On April 8, the proposals had to be presented to the Executive Committee of the FRF. However, the CEx was postponed after the death of Mircea Lucescu from Tuesday, April 7. Then, the FRF announced that it was “suspending the process for an indefinite period”.
FRF Executive Committee, rescheduled on Thursday. Gică Hagi will be the new Romanian coach
From GSP.ro information, The Executive Committee has been moved to next week, Thursday, April 16. During this meeting, the president of the Federation, Răzvan Burleanu, will be mandated to conduct negotiations with the final candidate, i.e. George Hagi.
In fact, Thursday's Executive Committee is just a formality. More than likely, Hagi will be the new national team coach. Răzvan Burleanu decided to hire him a long time ago.
Gheorghe Hagi returns to the national team after a quarter of a century, the announcement is imminent
Officially, the protocol followed by the FRF involves:
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“the proposals of the Technical Commission will be submitted to the Executive Committee, and its members will vote on the person (or persons) with whom the negotiations will begin, establishing, at the same time, by vote, the financial coordinates and the contractual conditions;
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later, after receiving the mandate, the FRF president will conduct the final negotiations with the selected candidate or candidates;
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the official announcement and the presentation of the new national team selector will take place immediately after the signing of the contract documents, during a press conference, the date of which we will announce on FRF channels”.
Who is part of the Executive Committee:
- Răzvan Burleanu – FRF president;
- Gino Iorgulescu – first vice-president of the FRF;
- Christian Petrean – vice president of FRF, representative of amateur football;
- Valeriu Argăseală and Alexandru Meszar – representatives of League 1 clubs
- Bogdan Bălănescu and Cristi Tănase – representatives of the 2nd League clubs;
- Mihai Dascălescu and Florin Spînu – representatives of the 3rd League clubs;
- Alin Cioban – representative of women's football;
- Cristian Vornicu – representative of indoor football;
- Cătălin Cighir – representative of clubs with exclusive activity for children and juniors;
- Emilian Hulubei – the president of the footballers' union;
- Kyros Vassaras – CCA president;
- Mihai Stoichiță – president of the FRF Technical Commission.
Gică Hagi, always present at Mircea Lucescu's funeral
Visibly pained, Hagi appeared at the National Arena in both vigil days for Mircea Lucescu. He also attended the funeral.
“He was so important to me in life! Such a dear person, who trusted me from the beginning. He always supported me when I needed it. He is more than a coach who performed at a historical level. It is a difficult moment, I am sorry, God forgive him and rest him!”, “The King” conveyed.
Tricky group in the Nations League
From the position of selector, Hagi would have his first official matches in the autumn, in the League of Nations, where Romania was assigned to the same group as Poland, Bosnia and Sweden.
- Friday, September 25, 21:45: Poland – Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sweden – ROMANIA
- Monday, September 28, 9:45 p.m.: ROMANIA – Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sweden – Poland
- Friday, October 2, 21:45: Bosnia-Herzegovina – Sweden, Poland – ROMANIA
- Monday, October 5, 21:45: Bosnia-Herzegovina – Poland, ROMANIA – Sweden
- Saturday, November 14, 9:45 p.m.: ROMANIA – Poland, Sweden – Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Tuesday, November 17, 21:45: Bosnia-Herzegovina – ROMANIAPoland – Sweden
25 yearshave passed since Gică Hagi became Romania's national team manager (2001), a short term, marked by the tie for the World Cup lost to Slovenia. Since then, Hagi has coached 5 club teams: Bursaspor, Galatasaray, Poli Timisoara, FCSB, Viitorul/Farul
2 titlesconquered coach Hagi in League 1: one in 2017, with Viitorul, the other in 2023, when his team was called Farul, after the association with the historical brand of Constanta. He also has a Cup and a Supercup with the club he founded in 2009
