Article by Andrei Crăiţoiu, Sergiu Alexandru – Published Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 5:35 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
Alin Tosca (34 years old) retires from his career as a professional player! The decision has been made and will be made official with the last stage of the play-off. At this moment, the 34-year-old defender, registered at U Cluj, is injured and told his relatives that “his body is no longer helping him and he doesn't want to fool anyone”. Toșca also made a decision regarding his future.
The final stage of the current competitive Super League season will also bring an important retirement from professional football. Alin Toșca is determined to put his boots on the nail! He will not pursue a coaching career or an administrative one, but will become a players' agent.
Alin Toșca officially retires from his playing career!
GSP.RO information claims that Alin has already announced that he no longer wants to continue his football career, mainly because “his body is no longer helping him” and he does not “want to be tied to a contract just to collect money”.
Champion of Romania with FCSB and of Greece with PAOK, the defender, with six trophies in his record, has been injured for a long time and does not know if he will play again in the current competitive season.
“I would like to play at least one more game…”Toșca conveyed to colleagues and members of the team's technical staff.
6 is the number of trophieswon by Alin Toșca in his career: the national title, the Romanian Cup and sometimes the League Cup with FCSB, the national title and the Greek Cup with PAOK Thessaloniki
He hasn't played in the Super League for 6 months!
In the current season, Toșca marked only one match for Cluj University, in the Super League, on October 18, 2025, in the confrontation between U Cluj and FC Botoșani (0-2). Since then, he has also played in the Cup with Metalul Buzău (2-1) and with Sepsi (2-2).
Toșca scored only one match for Cluj University, in the Super League, on October 18, 2025. Photo: sportpictures.eu
During the winter training period, he played in three matches for Cluj, with Karagümrük, Dukla Praga and Widzew Lodz.
If the “students” win, in May, the title of champion of Romania, Alin Toșca will also have this trophy in her recordas he has logged minutes in the current competitive season.
What's next for Toșca?
According to GSP.RO information, Alin Toșca has decided what he will do after officially giving up football. He will become a player agent. “He has a lot of relationships that he has made over the years, he likes to stay involved in the field,” say those close to the 34-year-old footballer.
Toșca was even offered an administrative position, but he refused it, saying that “he doesn't feel at ease.”
The coaching option is not one that smiles on the defender either, especially since, in order to obtain the Pro License, it would take more than five years to obtain all the necessary qualifications.
2 million eurosit was Toșca's highest market value in his career: in June 2017 at Betis Sevilla and in May 2021 at Gaziantep
He gave up the national team four years ago
With 30 appearances in the shirt of the national team, Alin announced his retirement from the first representative four years ago, in April 2022, when he was a footballer in Gaziantep, Turkey.
Alin Toșca retired in 2022 from the national team / photo: Imago Images
“It was 7 wonderful years, each of them meant matches for me in the national team jersey. Anytime, in any way, in any position, I was ready to give everything and I really gave everything for Romania”, said Alin in his retirement letter.
Toșca made his debut in March 2016, in the friendly match between Romania and Lithuania (1-0), playing in 30 games for the national team. He worked with Anghel Iordănescu, Christoph Daum, Cosmin Contra, Mirel Rădoi and Edward Iordănescu between 2016 and 2022, playing in each of the 7 years he was called up.
- Alin Toșca played for Unirea Urziceni (2010-2011), Viitorul (2012-2014), FCSB (2014-2017), Betis Sevilla (2016-2018), Benevento (2017-2018, 2022-2023, 2024-2025), PAOK (2018-2019), Gaziantep (2019-2023), Al Riyadh (2023-2024) and Cluj University (2025-2026)
