Marcel Reducanu is considered one of the most technical footballers in Romania. At the age of 68, the former Stella and Borussia Dortmund player clarifies the question of the greatest Romanian player of all time, which has divided opinion over the years between Nicolae Dobrin, Ilie Balaci and Hyke Hagi.

Hika HagiPhoto: Inquam Photos / Stefan Constantin

Marcel Reducanu believes that the discussion about the “king” of Romanian football is nonsense

Over time, the debate about who is the “king” of Romanian football has caused heated comments.

Some see Nikolay Dobrin, others Ilye Balachi, and representatives of the younger generation Hyke Hagi.

When asked about this topic, Marcel Reducanu (who played against Dobrin and Balachi) offers at least an interesting point of view.

In his speech on Orange Sport, Reducanu says that Romanian football should focus on training good players and that the national team should once again participate in final tournaments.

The last question of domestic football should be who deserves the title of “King”.

“I sit and look at what is happening in Romania and baptize with a thousand hands. The debate over who was the best Romanian player of all time and who deserves the title of “king” is over here, this is the latest issue of Romanian football.

Instead of caring about increasing the value of the domestic league, producing talented players who will eventually play in Europe, people in Romanian football are interested in who was the “king”.

If we talk about the kings of Romanian football, how to call Messi, Ronaldo, Maradona? God? This title “King” should not exist, it seems silly to me.

Yes, there were great players, each in his own time, all of them left their mark on Romanian football” – Marcel Radukanu for orangesport.ro.

“Dobrin and Balachi had no chance to develop abroad. I played against Dobrin, but I was also a teammate in the national team, and Hagi had a chance to play abroad, after the fall of the communist system.

I saw him in the national team, in the 1994 World Cup and also in Galatasaray, where he always played excellently.

But this title “king” should not exist,” he added Marcel Radukanu for the cited source.