Cluj University was founded immediately after the Great Union, in 1919, as an expression of Romanianism in Transylvania. The main catalyst for the emergence of the club was Iuliu Hațieganu, who today gives his name to the University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the University Sports Park in the city. The “U” (as the team is known) gave the captain of the Romanian national team, Guga from Banat, the first…

The white-violet start tomorrow the new season of League 2 with a difficult trip to Cluj Arena. Coach Dorin Toma and his players are confident that Politehnica can have a successful season. “We had a pretty good training period, even if it is a bit shorter than our competitors. We met a bit later by a few days. We managed to transfer quite a few players and make up for…

Defensive midfielder Rareș Lazăr will play for Politehnica Timișoara in the 2021-22 season on loan from FC Rapid. Rareș Ștefănuț Lazăr was born on 28 March 1999 in Vaslui. He played his junior football at FC Vaslui. He was a U16, U18 and U19 junior international. At senior level he played for FC Vaslui (making his debut in the elite at a very young age, 15 years and one month),…

Politehnica parted today, by mutual agreement, with midfielder Alin Manea. Alin Manea (24) joined Politehnica two and a half years ago. He totalled 44 games and scored five goals in championship matches for the team. His success at the “Motorul” arena (in a 2-0 win over UTA) and the goals scored in the away matches in Oltenia were especially appreciated by our supporters. Thanks for everything Aline and good luck…

Offensive midfielder Roberto Hațegan has signed a two-year contract with our club. Roberto Hațegan was born on 26 April 2001 in Chicago (USA). He is Romanian-American and also an offensive midfielder with U.S. youth team caps (U14 to U18). He grew up at the junior academy of Sacramento Republic FC, for which he also played in the USL Championship. In the 2019-20 season “Americanul” played for the U19 team of…

A new prospect has joined Politehnica. Bogdan Minteuan has signed a two-year contract with our team. Bogdan Alin Minteuan was born on 27 December 2002 in Cluj-Napoca. He can play both as a left winger and as a right winger. He grew up with CFR Cluj 1907 and played in the senior league for CFR Cluj II and Minaur Baia Mare. Last season he was on the pitch in all…