Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 5:41 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
The former international spoke about the choice made by the boss of the red-blues and conveyed that the appointment of Baciu represents exactly the coach profile wanted by Becali.
Basarab Panduru, after the appointment of Marius Baciu at FCSB: “It's exactly what Gigi wants”
Panduru avoided giving a clear verdict on the new technician's chances of success, but hinted that the choice is perfectly compatible with Gigi Becali's management style.
“It's a good option… Why is it bad? It's exactly what Gigi wants! I didn't think anything of it, to be honest. I didn't stop to think, because I wasn't interested in thinking like that, to see what everyone wanted. It's up to them to do what they want and to put whoever they want!
What can I say? That it is a good option, that it is not good? I would like her to be good, because she is my friend, my colleague, but that is another story. Let it be good for him, but I can't know if it's good or not,” Basarab Panduru told Prima Sport.
Marius Baciu, at Prima 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. Baciu also wore the red-blue captain's armband.
In the Stela jersey, he won three Romanian championship titles, in the 1996-1997, 1997-1998 and 2000-2001 seasons, as well as the Romanian Cup in 1999.
