Article by Ovidiu Minea, Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 14:52 / Updated on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 15:01
Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (58 years old) is in advanced negotiations with the Constanța Lighthouse! According to GSP.ro, the technician would replace Ianis Zicu (42 years old).
The last time at U Cluj, the technician returns to coaching and is ready to start a new project in Romanian football. Say he leaves just before the start of the play-out.
Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, a step away from the Constanța Lighthouse
The two sides clapped again Sabu is going to take over the team right before the home match against Petrolul. The match in the first stage of the play-out was rescheduled for Monday, March 16, from 20:30, at the Ovidiu stadium.
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Sabău left U Cluj in October 2025. The technician resigned after the failure at home with FC Botoșani, score 0-2.
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The technician collected 94 matches, U Cluj having an average of 1.49 points in this interval.
“I will return to the technical bench, but I cannot discuss an offer. I want to return, after how long… this is a matter of time, of circumstances, of interest. But I want and still have a lot to give to us. I enjoyed this break, it was hard at U Cluj, an exceptional year“, the coach said a few days ago for GSP.ro.
As a footballer, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău was active at U Cluj, ASA Tg. Mureș, Dinamo, Feyenoord, Brescia, Reggiana, Rapid and Gaz Metan Mediaș.
As a coach, he trained U Cluj (in three different periods: 2000, 5 months in 2023 and between August 2023 – October 2025), Gaz Metan, Gloria Bistrița, FC Timișoara, FCM Tg. Mureș, Rapid and ASA.
Farul finished the regular season in 11th place with 37 points.
News being updated…
Ranking at the start of the play-out
