He helped him to be a champion and defeated Gigi Becali. Interim to Petroleum for Stage with Slobozia
Article by Eduard Apostol – published on Friday, September 19, 2025, 14:09 / Updated on Friday, September 19, 2025:10
Gheorghe “Bebe” Bărbulescu, 56 years old, is in charge of oil training, along with Valentin Bădoi, Laurențiu Marinescu and Cătălin Grigore and, if no miracle happens until Sunday, this is the technical staff of the “Guzarii for the round with Unirea Slobozia. Negotiations with Mehmet Topal, with Dorinel Munteanu, with Cristiano Bergodi, plus other options, are worn and negotiated.
Ploiești Oil has not yet found the head coach who helps to get out of the black. The “yellow wolves” are preparing for the stage with the Unirea Slobozia (Clinceni, Sunday, 4:00 pm) under the command of Gheorghe “Bebe” Bărbulescu, Vali Bădoi, Laurențiu Marinescu and Cătălin Grigore.
The prahovenii did not reach any agreement with any technician willing to take over the band. But discussions exist further.
“Bebe” Bărbulescu has a license, it can be on the Petroleum Bank 30 days
“Bebe” Bărbulescu is the interim coach of the Ploiesti, as the officials of the “Gazarilor” transmitted. He will sit on the bench at the weekend and give directions to the players, if there is no last-minute change and the heads of the oil will reach consensus with any of the technicians on the list.
Bărbulescu has a license A and, according to the regulation, he can handle Prahoveni for 30 days. “Baby” is Ploieștean, the last time worked in a similar situation in Gloria Buzau, in March, immediately after Eugen Neagoe left.
Babe Bărbulescu in the spring, on the bench of Gloria Buzău
“Bebe” Bărbulescu helped Marius Șumudică to take the championship with Astra with “anti -Cercel” in 2016. He defeated Gigi Becali!
Bebe Bărbulescu has been working in Romanian football for many years. In 2016, as a physical trainer, he helped Marius Șumudică to make Astra Giurgiu the champion of Romania, defeating, among others, FCSB and Gigi Becali. A season before, in 2015, the red-blue had won the triple internally, the championship, the cup and the League Cup.
In an interview with the Sports Gazette in 2016, Bărbulescu explained how he managed to achieve success with Astra.
“It was an interesting experience, I practically took the championship with a whistle and a stopwatch. Plus a lot of will, understanding, good communication with the players, with the coaches, with all the people from the team. When I talk about the whistle and the chronometer I mean that I had no materials, the club had no money to invest in sophisticated stuff.
We fought with Nuieluşe against Sf weapons. We had the chance to have some more things from the past mandate, the Verti-Max platforms, which we found, intact, when we returned to Astra, “Bărbulescu told the Sports Gazette at that time.
Astra invested around 3,000 euros in materials at that time. The sources in the field claimed that Gigi Becali's team would have invested only in the GPS monitoring 80,000 euros!
Oil is waiting for a concrete response from Mehmet Topal. What negotiations are there
Oil officials are now waiting for a concrete response from Mehmet Topal, 39, which could start the 3rd term of coach in Ploiesti. The Turk is in the native country, where the courses to obtain the Pro license follows. Topal broke up with “Gazari” at the end of last season.
Mehmet Topal (the second on the top row, from left to right) at Pro Courses in Turkey
Prahovenii are also in discussions with Dorinel Munteanu, 57, and with Cristiano Bergodi, 60, both free of contract.
The coaches do not crowd to accept the proposal to take over the team, given the sports situation of the band and the financial situation of the club.
