He turned down the investment that would have made him a millionaire. Former international’s candid reaction: ‘What, am I a sucker?’

Gabriel Torje (35 years old) recalled an episode that, if it had ended differently, could have turned him into a millionaire.

The former Romanian international told how he refused, without thinking too much, the opportunity to invest in Bitcoin right when he was preparing for the transfer from Dinamo to Udinese, in 2011.

At that time, the virtual currency was worth only $5, far from the huge share it has today, which is about $76,800. Bitcoin, launched in 2009, is a decentralized digital currency based on blockchain technology, and over the years it has made many investors rich.

Gabriel Torje: “I could have taken the shot, but I said no”

The former midfielder of Dinamo, Espanyol and Udinese admitted that the proposal had come insistently, but he preferred not to get involved in a field he did not know. The decision turned out to be one of the biggest misses of his career.

“Yes, I invested. I’ve invested badly, I’ve lost, I have other investments, but I’m keeping them to myself for now. Not crypto or anything like that. What? Am I a sucker? In 2011, when they told me about Bitcoin, I said “Leave me, well, with Bitcoin and all that, I know what to do with the money”.

I take 10,000 Bitcoins, what to do with them? Should I now have 50,000,000 euros? There is no point. (no Ironic). I had someone call me every day for six months, imagine that. He said to me, “Look, it’s good. Look, it’s good. Look, it’s good». “Well, please, pretty one, leave me with these, do you want to burn me with 10,000? I don’t need it”.

But I could also say, take 10% at least and put it in there. I used to go and spend 500-600 lei every day at cafes, on juices, water and coffee. I wasn’t going to juice for a week and buying BitcoinGabriel Torje said, according to iAMsport.

Adi Popa: “Well, this one wants to trick me!”

Adi Popa revealed that, 13 years ago, right during the transfer from Concordia Chiajna to Steaua, he received an astonishing offer: 100 Bitcoins in exchange for his Age of Empires account.

“In 2012-2013, I was playing a game on my phone, Age of Empires, and I was adding to it to get the mighty city. And I say: “Hey, no more, you say I’m a little child!”. I had matches in the Champions League and I was playing and I was getting angry during the game, one of them would beat me, I said “no more, that’s it, I’m selling it”.

And I found a boy in America who gives me 100 Bitcoin on him, per game, to give him my account. And I say “well, this one wants to trick me!”. It says “I’ll give you 100 Bitcoins on it”., said Adi Popa, in the past, regarding the previously cited source.