The “Apostle” of relegation! Hermannstadt's player dropped for the third time in the last 3 seasons

Although he was relegated with FCU Craiova and Gloria Buzău, Albu did not stay with the two in League 2. Each time he went to a different Superliga team.

Dragoș Albu, the “apostle” of relegation, failed for the third season in a row

It remains to be seen whether Dragoș Albu will continue at Hermannstadt in League 2 or sign again with a team in the first division.

The central midfielder played 40 matches this season in Sibiu: 30 in the regular season, 8 in the play-out and two in the play-offs.

He had been a basic man in the team percentages with which he was relegated. In Buzău he scored 29 matches last season. At FCU he caught 35 games in 2023-24.

Dorinel Munteanu, on the fourth relegation in his career

For Hermannstadt's coach, Dorinel Munteanu, this was the fourth relegation in his career. The first time he failed in 2007, when he was preparing FC Argeș.

Then, 12 years later, Dorinel was relegated to the bank of Concordia Chiajna. In 2025, he was at Sepsi in the play-out, when the Covasnenians fell in League 2, but he did not end the season on the bench of the team from Sf. Gheorghe.

In 2026, Munteanu was relegated with Hermannstadt after the tie with Voluntari, 3-5 overall. In the round it was 3-2 for the Sibiians, at home, in the return the Ilfovenians won 3-0 at the “Anghel Iordănescu” arena.

Other strong stats after Hermannstadt's relegation

• Florescu and Afalna have been relegated with two teams this season, Slobozia and Sibiu. Counter performance that we meet again in the current edition at Purece (Unirea Slobozia / Metaloglobus)

• Sergiu Buș, the 4th relegation in his career: FCM Tg. Mureș 2011/2012, Corona 2013/2014, Chindia 2022/2023, Hermannstadt 2025/2026

• David Lazar also has four relegations (Pandurii 2016/2017, Astra 2020/2021, Buzău 2024/2025, Hermannstadt 2025/2026);