Romania

Last updated : 26/08/2023 09:08:30

Introduction

Team Details

Location

Switzerland

Team Type

Men , Adult , 8 a side , Grassroots

Introduction

The Romania national football team (Romanian: Echipa na?ionala de fotbal a României) represents Romania in international men's football competition and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation (Romanian: Federa?ia Româna de Fotbal), also known as FRF. They are colloquially known as Tricolorii (The Tricolours).

History

Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe—the other three being Belgium, France, and Yugoslavia—that took part in the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. Including that participation, Romania has qualified for seven World Cup editions, the latest in 1998. Their best finish was reaching the quarter-finals in 1994.

Romania has also qualified for six UEFA European Championships, their best finish being reaching the semi-finals in 1976.

Current squad

• Goalkeepers: Florin Ni?a (Spartak Moscow), Marian Aioani (Farul Constan?a), Hora?iu Moldovan (CFR Cluj)
• Defenders: Andrei Ra?iu (Huesca), Vlad Chiriche? (Sassuolo), Ionu? Nedelcearu (Adana Demirspor), Cristian Manea (Spartak Moscow), Alin To?ca (Gaziantep F.K.), Nicu?or Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), Adrian Rus (Crotone), Virgil Ghi?a (CFR Cluj)
• Midfielders: Alexandru Maxim (Gaziantep F.K.), Nicolae Stanciu (Al Nassr), Razvan Marin (Fiorentina), Alexandru Cicâldau (Galatasaray), Octavian Popescu (Steaua Bucure?ti), Dennis Man (Parma), Gabriel Marin (CFR Cluj), Valentin Mihaila (Atalanta)
• Forwards: Denis Alibec (Atromitos), George Pu?ca? (Pisa), Florin Tanase (FCSB), Adrian Petre (CFR Cluj)

Manager

The current manager of the Romania national team is Edward Iordanescu. He was appointed in January 2022.

Sources

• Romania national football team (Wikipedia)
• Romania (ESPN)
• Romania (Transfermarkt)