“I hope to train that team one day.”


Article by Romeo Ene – published Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 20:54 / Updated Wednesday, October 15, 2025 21:13
Cristi Chivu is at the beginning of the coaching career. The Romanian made his “junior” at Inter Primaveraand last season he managed to save her on Parma from relegation. Installed on Inter's bench, the technician also has good results on the Champions League finalist. This aspect attracted the attention of the great Cafu.
In a dialogue with Florin Răducioiu, the double world champion appreciates his work Chivu And he hopes that he will one day arrive on the bank of the Romanian national.
Chivu's name was also discussed before the arrival of Mircea Lucescu, but without materializing.
The great Cafu, impressed by the coach Cristi Chivu: “We must give him confidence”
World champion in 1994 and 2000, Cafu claims it takes time to see Cristi Chivu's qualities. At this moment, in his vision, he has potential to reach the highest level.
“(No – Has the qualities to become a great coach?) Yes. He has already done many things, he is a coach who is just starting to work, but I think we have to give him confidence, because we will understand if he is good or not.
I hope to do very well and one day he can be a coach of the Romanian national. You have experienced coaches, so you can bring a young man to learn, to show different things, which the boys to respect. Chivu is a respected coach, ”said Cafu, according to As.ro.
Chivu, praised by Fabio Capello: “He is a smart boy”
Cristi Chivu also convinced his former coach from AS Roma from the 2003-2004 season, who had criticized the Romanian from Inter.
“He is a smart boy. I always said he can do many things, knowing him from Rome,” Fabio Capello said at the Dello Sport Festival in Trento.
“I had great confidence in him when everyone else was talking negatively about him, and he gave me justice. He took over the parma's technical leadership and he did well. As soon as he entered Inter locker room, the smartest thing he did was that he didn't get like a bulldozer,” said Capello.




