Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Monday, May 11, 2026, 1:45 p.m. / Updated Monday, May 11, 2026, 1:45 p.m.
Marius Corbu (24 years old), the midfielder of the Ferencvaros team won the Hungarian Cup following the final won against the Zalaegerszeg team, score 1-0.
It was the first trophy that the player who found out the preliminary list of foreigners summoned by the selector Gheorghe Hagi won with his new team.
PHOTO. Marius Corbu, winner of the Hungarian Cup with Ferencvaros
The Romanian midfielder Marius Corbu started from the reserve position the duel played on Saturday evening at the “Puskas Arena” in Budapest, in the company of the Zalaegerszeg team.
The first 90 minutes were devoid of important events, so the score was 0-0, and the match went into overtime. That was also the moment when Marius Corbu was introduced to the field.
The Romanian team struck in the 111th minute, when the Belgian Toon Raemaekers scored the only goal of the game. Following the victory in the final act of the competition, Ferencvaros took their 25th Hungarian Cup.
The team from Budapest remains in the race for the title in Hungary. With one stage to go, Ferencvaros is just one point behind leaders Gyor.
Marius Corbu was transferred by the team from Hungary at the beginning of this year. In the 13 matches played in the Ferencvaros shirt, the Romanian scored 2 goals, but did not provide any decisive assist. According to the specialized website Transfermarkt, his market share is 1.3 million euros.
VIDEO summary of the Hungarian Cup final
Marius Corbu, one of Gheorghe Hagi's surprises
The Ferencvaros midfielder is on the preliminary list of foreigners summoned by coach Gheorghe Hagi for the action at the beginning of June, when the Romanian national football team will play 2 friendly matches. On June 2, Georgia – Romania will be played in Tbilisi, while on June 6, Romania – Wales will be played in Bucharest, at the Steaua stadium.
He did not make his debut for the national team, but he played in 21 games for the U21 team.
The preliminary list of players summoned by Gică Hagi for the first action:
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GOALKEEPERS: Ionut RADU (Celta Vigo | Spain, 9/0), Otto HINDRICH (Legia Warsaw | Poland, 0/0)
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DEFENDERS: Andrei RAțIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 38/2), Tony STRATA (Vitória Guimarães | Portugal, 0/0), Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 23/0), Radu DRĂGUȘIN (Tottenham | England, 29/1), Virgil GHIȚĂ (Hannover 96 | Germany, 9/1), Bogdan RACOVIȚAN (Raków | Poland, 5/0), Andrei BURCĂ (Yunnan Yukun | China, 45/1), Lisav EISSAT (Maccabi Haifa | Israel, 2/0)
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INTERMEDIARIES: Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 35/0), Răzvan MARIN (AEK Athens | Greece, 74/12), Nicolae STANCIU (Dalian | China, 86/15), Vlad DRAGOMIR (Paphos | Cyprus, 7/0), Marius CORBU (Ferencváros | Hungary, 0/0)Adrian ȘUT (Al-Ain | UAE, 8/0), Dennis MAN (PSV | Netherlands, 45/11), Ianis HAGI (Alanyaspor | Turkey, 53/8), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Caykur Rizespor | Turkey, 35/5)
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ATTACKERS: Ianis STOICA (Estrela Amadora | Portugal, 0/0), Denis DRĂGUȘ (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 27/7), Florinel COMAN (Al-Gharafa | Qatar, 20/2), Louis MUNTEANU (DC United | USA, 4/2).
