Romania call in new faces
Thursday, March 21, 2002
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Romania coach Anghel Iordanescu has picked 12 foreign-based stars for the friendly against Ukraine.
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Romania coach Anghel Iordanescu has called up 12 foreign-based players for the friendly against Ukraine in Constanta on Wednesday.
New faces
Of the 20-man squad, two are debutants: FC Dynamo Kyiv midfield player Florin Cernat and FC Dinamo Bucuresti's Costel Ilie. RSC Anderlecht's Alin Stoica and Iulian Filipescu return to the squad after missing out over the last year.
Romania squad
Lobont, Stelea, Rat, Soava, Radoi, Popescu, Filipescu, Chivu, Contra, Codrea, Ghioane, Cernat, Munteanu, Ilie, Stoica, Pancu, Niculescu, Mutu, Moldovan, Ganea.