Article by George Nistor – published Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 18:14 / Updated Tuesday, September 9, 20:14
CFR Cluj started a real revolution after Dan Petrescu's resignation. Alessandro Micai (32 years old), transferred a month and a half ago to Gruia will officially separate from the club, shortly, his fate being cut by Andrea Mandorlini.
Pull on the dead line after the match with FC Botosani, score 3-3, in which he was flagrantly wrong to two of the goals scored, the Italian goalkeeper will return to his native country. From the newspaper information, the player has concrete proposals, at this time, from Serie B.
Alessandro Micai is separated from CFR Cluj
The goalkeeper was also wrong at the debut in the railway shirt, with Unirea Slobozia, in the first round, one of the goals being scored as a result of an action treated with indifference.
Alessandro Micai's repeated mistakes annoyed Dan Petrescu, the coach from that time reacting immediately after the sequence with the Moldovans: “I have no play, bring me another!
Its place will be taken by Octavian Vâlceanu (28 years), to be announced. He last played for Concordia Chiajna, before reaching an agreement with CFR Cluj. Throughout his career, he has passed in Clinceni, Gaz Metan, Oil and Voluntari. In the first league, the new goalkeeper of the Transylvanians gathered 99 appearances.
Six players have already left the team in the last two days: Emmanuel Mensah (borrowed, Gloria Bistrița), Daniel Dumbrăvanu (borrowed, FC Voluntari), Virgiliu Postolachi (U Cluj), Leo Bolgado (Rapid), Marko Gjorgjievski (Hermannstadt) and Beni Nkololo (Panetolikos).
Alessandro Micai, CFR goalkeeper, © Photo: Flaviu Buboi / Sport Pictures
300,000 eurosIt is the market share of Alessandro Micai, according to the specialized site transfermarkt.com
The CV of Alessandro Micai
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Micai defended in 37 B series parties last season, in Cosnza. He received 53 goals and held the intact gate 7 times in the second division of “boot”;
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He is the second Italian goalkeeper in the history of CFR Cluj, after Simone Scuffet;
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He has a vast experience in Italy, especially at the second division. In Serie A he did not play, evolving only in B and C. In the second step he ticked 278 appearances. In series C has 32 matches played;
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Micai has the most games played in Bari, 105. He defended in 97 matches in Cosnza and played 76 times for Salernitana. Throughout his career, he has been legitimized in Sudtirol, Reggina, Como, Mantova, Varese, Palermo;
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He accumulated only 180 minutes in the Superliga, in which he scored 5 goals. In both parties, his mistakes were decisive;
