​CFR Cluj parted ways with Dan Petrescu on Thursday, and owner Ioan Varga announced that he had already reached an agreement with another coach.

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Andrea Mandorlini, the new coach of the CFR Cluj team

The owner of CFR clarified that the team will be coached by Andrea Mandorlini (62 years old), who was also on the technical bench of Transylvania from November 2009 to September 2010.

“Mandorlini will be. He will arrive in Cluj on Sunday and become the new coach of the team” – Ioan Vargareports AS.ro.

According to the source, the Italian will sign a one-year contract with an option to extend the deal.

In his first term at CFR, Mandolini won the title and led the team to the Europa League groups.

Mandorlini trained only in Italy. He coached the teams of Mantzanese, Triestina, La Spezia, Vicenza, Atalanta, Bologna, Padua, Siena, Sassuolo, Verona, Genoa, Cremonese and Mantua.