Mihai Rotaru, interested in a player from Rapid » “I'm waiting for him at Craiova University”
Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 21:07 / Updated on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 21:07
Mihai Rotaru, the patron of Craiova University, spoke about the young goalkeeper of Rapid, Adrian Briciu (18 years old), and said that he would like him in Bănie.
Craiova's financier praised the qualities of the 19-year-old goalkeeper and suggested that he could be an option for the future of the Oltenia team, depending on his situation at Rapid.
Mihai Rotaru, about Adrian Briciu: “I'm waiting for him at the University of Craiova”
The financier of Olten had only words of praise for the goalkeeper and even suggested a possible transfer.
“I understood that he is a kid and an extremely talented goalkeeper. It was his first game, he was playing against a good team. He was wrong, he was wrong, that's it! Briciu has great qualities!
If he is unhappy at Rapid and the way the people there act, I am waiting for him at Craiova University“, declared Mihai Rotaru, according to fanatik.ro.
Adrian Briciu was fooled in the Dinamo – Rapid derby, on debut/ photo Cristi Preda (GSP)
Nightmare debut for Adrian Briciu in Dinamo – Rapid 3-1
Adrian Briciu made his professional debut on April 26, right in a derby between Dinamo and Rapid, which ended with the victory of the “dogs”, score 3-1. The starting goalkeeper Marian Aioani was injured in the first minutes of the game, and Briciu was introduced on the field in the 4th minute.
The problems appeared in the 38th minute, at the score of 0-0. The young goalkeeper went wrong on a cross and dropped the ball from his hands after a header sent by Milanov, from which Dinamo opened the scoring.
Briciu is a young goalkeeper, a goalkeeper raised by me, raised at the Dani Coman football school. I know the child very well, he is a quality child, he comes from a good family. I foresee a bright future for him and the world must be careful with him. If I'm wrong about strikers, midfielders, it's difficult for goalkeepers.
He will become a great Romanian goalkeeper, but it is important that he plays for the seniors. He does it match by match in the juniors, but it doesn't compare to the senior matches.– declared Dani Coman then
The match against Dinamo represented Briciu's first match for Rapid, his professional debut and the only appearance of the season for the big team.
The goalkeeper was transferred by Giulești in February 2024 from the academy of FC Argeș, being considered one of the most promising young goalkeepers of his generation. At Rapid, Briciu had the status of the third goalkeeper in the squad.
