Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 20:50 / Updated on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 21:08
Adrian Bumbescu (66 years old), coach-coordinator of the team from Ghencea, complains that the Minister of Defense has cut the Steaua club's budget in all sections and does not believe in Radu Miruță's optimistic statements regarding the possibility of promotion.
The former Stella defender, one of the key men of the generation that won the European Champions Cup in 1986, claims that the club's budget has been drastically reduced and the club no longer has financial resources for travel.
Bumbescu launched an attack on him Radu Mirutathe Minister of Defense, who made an important announcement on Tuesday in relation to the promotion situation of the football team.
The politician announced that he will appoint a new commander at the head of the Steaua Army Sports Club and held a meeting on Wednesday with private companies willing to partner with the football team.
While Minister Radu Miruță offers optimistic statements for Steaua, Adrian Bumbescu accuses: “The club is sad, it took 80% of our budget”
For the star legend, the politician's promises are just dust in the eye. Adrian Bumbescu accuses that the popota has been closed and that due to the lack of public money, the parents financially support the trips of legitimate athletes.
“This minister has cut 80% of our budget. There is no money for salaries, the popota has also closed, and the juniors travel on their parents' money. It's sad what's going on at the Steaua club. They didn't have money for flowers at the World Cup and it was settled.
They want to put the lock on the Steaua club. There is no money to finish the season in any department. A lot will be abolished. It is unfortunate what this minister did. He took 80% of our budget and increased Dinamo's by 30%.
Are they still looking for investors now? This is the magic of magic! I don't know what will happen”, said Adrian Bumbescu, according to fanatik.ro.
We have started the competitive selection for a new commander. I now know what the problems are and I am waiting for a new commander to convince me that he has the ability to address these problems.
And the most important thing for the football club, we raised the barrier to take the steps to enter the first league. We invited the private companies that may be interested to make a partnership with the Ministry of Defense in order to check the condition of being able to be promoted in the first league.
And tomorrow afternoon is the first meeting I have with those who sent requests for interest. There are about 11-14 companies, my colleagues told me.
– Radu MirutaTuesday evening
