Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 08:58 / Updated Wednesday, 20 May 2026 08:58
Mihai Stoica (61 years old), the president of the Administrative Council at FCSB, announced that there are chances that the team's new coach will be used even in the match against FC Botoșani (Sunday, 20:30), the semi-final of the Conference League play-off.
FCSB will soon have a new coach, and it could be used for the first time this weekend, when Gigi Becali's team hopes to qualify for the play-off final, which will be against rivals Dinamo.
Mihai Stoica: “I hope to use the new coach with FC Botoșani”
The coach cost no less than 650,000 euros, and the final details are currently being worked on.
“The new coach has arrived, now it's getting the forms. It's being registered. Everything takes a long time, not with the PRO license, but it takes a long time.
We already have the fitting pattern. The sealing is done, it is applied immediately, no problem. I think it will be in the match with FC Botoșani, I hope so. It cost us 650,000 euros“, said Mihai Stoica, on the show “Footbal Show”, from Prima Sport.
Asked if the fact that he was a colleague on the set with Marius Baciu contributed to the decision to appoint him as a coach, Mihai Stoica replied: “It was decisive. I didn't know Marius Baciu, and talking to him gives you the revelations when you don't know someone and you talk to him.
There are many people who mock, who offend, many analysts who want to stand out by mocking, or some by seriously offending. I have never seen Ilie Dumitrescu at Digi take someone over the leg as it often happens with others. Marius is clearly ours”.
We have not yet put the tickets on sale for the match with FC Botoșani. I think we will be 10-15,000. It's Sunday, it's a very important match, with stakes.
– Mihai Stoica
