Edward Iordănescu, whose contract expires at the end of July, will not continue on the bench of the Romanian national team, Romanian Football Federation announced on its website.
Appointed at the beginning of 2022, Edward Iordănescu took over the management of the national team at an important moment, bringing a new vision and a modern approach to the preparation and management of the team.
During his tenure, the national team recorded the following results:
Matches played: 28
Wins: 10
Draws: 10
Losses: 8
“After a campaign in the League of Nations, in 2022, which represented a stage of preparation for the preliminaries for EURO 2024, the FRF decided to continue the collaboration, and in the qualification campaign for the final tournament in Germany, the national team finished in first place, undefeated and with only 5 goals conceded in the 10 games. The performances continued at the final tournament of EURO 2024, where, under the leadership of Edward Iordănescu, Romania won the group, beating Belgium, Slovakia and Ukraine. Moreover, in the first match of the final tournament, the tricolors achieved the most decisive victory in the history of participation in the final, world and European tournaments, defeating Ukraine with a score of 3-0. As a result of the discussions held, the Romanian Football Federation understands and respects Edward Iordănescu’s decision to take a break. At the same time, he thanks him for the work done, for his dedication in this period full of challenges and for the results obtained with the National Team and wishes him much success in his future projects, having the conviction that Edward Iordănescu will continue to have a positive impact in Romanian football in the future,” FRF mentions.
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