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Iordanescu officially named as Romania coach

Monday, January 14, 2002

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Anghel Iordanescu has become Romania coach after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Anghel Iordanescu officially became Romania's new national coach as he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Romanian Football Federation on Monday.

Main objective
The 51-year-old will be in charge until 31 July 2004, with his main objective being to secure qualification for the EURO 2004™  tournament in Portugal.

'More confident'
After the signing ceremony, the RFF President, Mircea Sandu, declared: "There weren't any problems. Now that everything is signed, knowing that Iordanescu is national trainer, I am more confident and sure regarding the future of the Romanian national team. Iordanescu is the trainer who is capable to achieve big successes".

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