“Now I'm going to take my hat again, but…”

Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Thursday, 04 June 2026, 23:24 / Updated on Thursday, 04 June 2026 23:29
Dan Nistor (38 years old), the veteran of U Cluj, spoke about the failures of Dinamo and Rapid in recent seasons.
Dan Nistor pointed out that both teams pay very high salaries for the Superliga and have failed to win any trophies, and even more, they have failed to qualify for the European cups since returning to the Superliga, although they have fought at the top of the table.
Dan Nistor: “There is great progress at Dinamo, but giving this money and not winning anything is painful! I am also referring to Rapid”
“Yes, there is a big progress at Dinamo compared to the period when I was there, but here I am also referring to the salary budget. Well, when I was there, colleagues had salaries of 3,000-4,000 euros.
And now I saw that there are 18,000-20,000, that is… giving this money in Romania and earning almost nothing is painful. 100% could have done more, don't you see what money is given in Romania?
Now I'm going to hate myself again, but I'm also referring to Rapid. Giving that money seems to me… But it's their money, their problems, they know better how to handle these things and that's it.
They were angry with me when I said money, but I also put myself in Mr. Șucu's place, to invest so much money… I heard that they have some sensational conditions, training ground, base”, said Dan Nistor, according to iamsport.ro.
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Dan Nistor played for Dinamo in two periods. The Superliga veteran, who declares himself a convinced dynamist, was in the “pack” for the first time in the 2016-2017 season, and then he went to CFR Cluj for a season. He returned in 2018 and stayed for two more seasons, when he left for Craiova University. He has only one trophy with Dinamo: the League Cup won in the 2016-2017 season. He has 105 matches at Dinamo, 18 goals and 41 assists and has also worn the captain's armband.
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The teams in Dan Nistor's CV: CS Mioveni, Pandurii, Evian (France), Dinamo, CFR Cluj, Craiova University, U Cluj. At Rapid, he never performed in his career.
Dan Nistor attacked the Rapid players after the direct duel in the play-off: he scolded them live during the flash-interview
Dan Nistor, a player at U Cluj this season, had an attack on the players from Rapid after the victory of the “red caps” in Giulesti, score 2-1, in the play-off. Then Dan Nistor accused some players of “making fun of the club”.
I don't want to be mean to the people at Rapid, I have a very good friend here, I can't name him. Looking at the money and wages here, it seems to me that some players are mocking the club. That's how I felt them: superficial. This thing helped us and we're glad we won. With the quotation marks, it seems to me… well, it's their problem
–Dan NistorU Cluj midfielder




