Champion in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon and in Belgium with Standard Liege, Romanian coach of Hungarian origin Loti Boloni (72 years old), free of contract from the end of July 2024, gave his opinion about Gică Hagi’s route.
Although he did not get along very well with Dan Petrescu (57 years old) at the national team, forcing the promotion of Cosmin Contra (50 years old), the technician believes that the “Badger” had a consistent career abroad, playing for almost all the teams he joined.
This is unlike Gică Hagi (60 years old), who had to leave Real Madrid and Barcelona. Loti is puzzled by Hagi’s departures from Real and Barcelona. After Madrid, he went to Brescia, in Serie B, a move that the national coach said was a success, preparing himself for a dream World Cup under the command of Mircea Lucescu.
“What is disturbing about Hagi, with whom I have a particularly good relationship, is that he is leaving both Real Madrid and Barcelona. And he goes to Division B, in Italy!
In my opinion, the player who had the best career outside is Dan Petrescu. He was a starter everywhere he played, in Italy and then in EnglandBoloni said.
He revealed that he was called by MM Stoica to be appointed coach at FCSB. “I don’t know how serious Stoica’s call from FCSB could have been. He called me once, but what should I say?
It was already Gigi Becali, with whom you know I don’t necessarily have a positive contact. However, this would not bother me, in order to be able to work, I would have created certain conditions for myself, no matter what happens in the stands or on the phones, I would have been able to work with these matters, under such conditions.
At that time, Stoica called me, the team was still called Steaua, it was a long time ago. The brand still hadn’t been lost, in fact I don’t even know who it belongs to, but it doesn’t matter.
I was supposed to give the answer, typically Romanian, the day after tomorrow. And I, in order to go to Steaua (no. FCSB), I should have made sure from several places, so that it was clear what was happening there, when I came or when I had to leave.
I think we were in Arab countries (no – when he got the phone). I don’t remember exactly. I once made a bad mistake towards MM Stoica, I apologized to him for this. Since then we don’t have special relations, but we respect each other. It was before this.
After that I didn’t receive any phone calls. I was talking about Craiova… Well, I didn’t get there, because the new coach was already announced on the third day. And I, being from Transylvania, chewed the wine well, I didn’t want to have problems. I hear it’s hard to work with Gigi Becali. It’s not easy for me either“, said Ladislau Boloni, according to iamsport.ro.
Boloni was also the Romanian national team coach between July 2000 and June 2001 (13 matches: 8 wins, two draws and three losses). From here he went to Sporting Lisbon, where he brought out Cristiano Ronaldo.
