Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 19:55 / Updated Tuesday, 19 May 2026 20:03
“Briliantul” commented on the decision and explained why he believes that choosing a Romanian coach can be an advantage in the context of FCSB.
Adrian Mutu, on the appointment of Marius Baciu at FCSB: “I think that Gigi listened to me to hire a Romanian”
“MM was more inspired to take Baciu than Bonera. Both Baciu and Bucuroaia (no Sorin Bucuroaia – second coach) have experience, even if in smaller teams. Bonera has no experience but seconds.
For Baciu, he points out that he trained in League 1, he knows what the FCSB environment means, he played there, there are other circumstances, he is Romanian, he understands the language, there are some other things.
I think that Gigi (No. Becali) listened to me to take a Romanian and make him champion. We were talking about Charalambous and there was talk of hiring foreigners, Gigi was live with us and I told him to hire a Romanian. Charalambous was also an unknown in coaching and won 2 championships”, said Adrian Mutu on the show “Footbal Club”, from Digi Sport.
Who is Marius Baciu, the new coach of FCSB
The last time on the bench of Paușești-Otăsău, a team from the play-out of Serie 6 in League 3, Marius Baciu returns to the foreground after an important career as a player at Steaua.
The former defender played for Steaua Bucharest for six seasons, between 1996-2002, collecting 140 matches in the championship and scoring 8 goals. He also wore the red-blue captain's armband.
In the Stela jersey, he won three Romanian championship titles (1996-1997, 1997-1998, 2000-2001) and the Romanian Cup in 1999.
