Călin Rosenblum, an experienced leader in Timisoara football and a former player of the blue-and-white, has officially taken over as sports director at Politehnica.

“First of all I am honoured by the offer of the SSU Politehnica management. I have the experience I have gained over many years in administrative positions. I hope it will be a good omen and that we will do a good job together with the boys, the staff, the management and, especially, the gallery which is the most enthusiastic and the most beautiful in the country. They are also the blue and white colours in which I have played over the years, in which I have achieved on a sporting and personal level. I come with an open heart and I hope to make all the fans and all those who support this beloved team from Banat happy!”, said Călin Rosenblum, the sports director of Politehnica Timisoara.

Călin Rosenblum was born on 26 May 1964 in Timișoara. He was a pupil of the Liceului Sportiv (today’s LPS Banatul), and in his last year of junior high school he joined Progres Timisoara (1982-90), a team with which, at senior level, he was promoted from county level to the second division. In 1990 he became a player of Politehnica Timișoara (A and B Division), where he played until 1995, and then he played another season with Metrom Brașov (B Division). At the end of his football career he was a player-coach at Modern Timișoara. After retirement, between 1997-2002 he was president of CFR Timișoara and between 2012 and 2014 he worked as sports manager at ACS Poli. Since 2002 he has worked as a teacher. Also, from 2009 he was deputy director and from 2014 until 1 September 2021 he was director of the “Banatul” Sports High School.