Nuno Campos finds a goal scorer in the first training session in Săftica » And the son of a well-known footballer hopes to impress the Portuguese
Article by Remus Dinu – Published on Thursday, 11 June 2026, 23:37 / Updated on Thursday, 11 June 2026 23:38
Nuno Campos, the coach installed on Thursday at Dinamowill make a first contact with the “dogs” group on Friday, June 12, when, at Săftica, the young footballers, those who returned after the loan period and who have already been paid this summer, will present themselves under his command. The youngsters have an extra motivation to fire hard from day one: the Portuguese has built a reputation as a technician who gives credit to youngsters.
Dinamo has officially entered the “Nuno Campos era”, and the Portuguese is starting the “engines” from the first day at the helm of the new club.
Until the meeting on June 15, when all the “heavies” of the team will meet the coach from Portugal, Săftica opens its doors on Friday for the “youth legion”, promising young people or those who have returned under the tutelage of the club after a loan.
They will perform the medical visit early in the morning, at 07:30, in order to present themselves during the day under the command of Nuno Campos, at the training base of the red-whites. There, Campos and collaborators would compile a list of young people who will travel with the team to the training camp in Poland.
Doana, Manole and the rest of the kids hope to win Nuno Campos's trust
In addition to the Irimia brothers, Rotund, Pașcalău, Casian Soare or Ianys Neculai – only a few of the young people expected at the “meeting before the meeting” will be present at Friday's action and two new ones, namely the young people that Dinamo has already recruited this summer.
It is about the resident of Resisi Ianis Doana18 years old, offensive midfielder arrived from Steaua, and Adrian Manole19 years old, striker who played last season at FC Argeș, making six appearances in the Super League.
Manole, for example, used for a few minutes including in the recently concluded play-off, was one of the highlights of the last season in the Youth League, the championship where he played while waiting for his chance in the first team of Argeș.
The U19 team of Pitesti finished the season in 6th place, and Adriano Manole was the team's top scorer, the striker born in 2007 managing to score 11 times during the season.
Considered a young man with real potential in the academy of FC Argeș, with goalscoring instincts that propelled him from the age of 16 to first team trainingManole has a few days to prove to Nuno Campos that he can represent a plausible option of “under” for the next season, especially since it was written about the Lusitanian technician that he pays more attention to young people, a fact demonstrated while he coached the Hungarians from Zalaegerszegi.
Having been on Dinamo's radar for a long time, Manole reached an agreement with Andrei Nicolescu in mid-May. At the derby with FCSB at the “barrage”, he encouraged his future teammates from the stands of the “Arc de Triumf”.
The situation is similar with regard to Ianis Doană, the son of former footballer Leontin Doană, who had appreciated developments in the last two seasons in “B”, spent at CSM Reșita and Steaua.
The gene is a football player! Leontin Doană, a member of the best generation of football from Resisi, collected 90 matches and 14 goals in the first league of Romania. He played in Valea Domanului between 1987 and 2002, and then between 2005 and 2009.
The “dogs” no longer want to repeat the mistakes of the past, the “miss” that the club made with David Matei is notorious. The footballer who is causing a stir at Craiova University was on Dinamo's radar while playing at Steaua, but he eventually ended up in Bănie.
We have signed some players who may not have an immediate impact at Dinamo, but certainly, in a year or two, they will represent important milestones for the club. It is also the case of Ianis Doană, but also of Adriano Manole. They are promising players, but not with immediate impact, meaning they were not part of this year's transfer campaign. They relate to the general way in which Dinamo sees the construction of the club
– Andrei Nicolescu, on May 27, according to fanat.ro
“I'm losing my enthusiasm, Dinamo is a new beginning”
On May 21, shortly after the move to Dinamo became a certainty, Adriano Manole gave, exclusively to Gazeta Sporrturilor, his first interview as a “red dog”.
“This move to Dinamo means a step forward, it's a new beginning, a new challenge, which I'm looking forward to. I'm ready for this change. I consider myself an adaptable guy and I'm aware of the expectations that are at Dinamo.
I had lost my enthusiasm and confidence, but when I received the offer from Dinamo, I felt as if this would be a new beginning for me
It will be a difficult battle, there are many quality young players at Dinamo, it is a natural battle, I say. And whoever deserves it will get the chance. Dinamo has a very good team, but the players that caught my attention were especially Armstrong and Karamoko, both very technical. And Cîrjan, who is a perfect leader
My choice was with my soul and with the hope that I will prove what I can do at Dinamo”, said Manole, in the interview that can be read in full HERE.
