Overview
- He fainted during a technical meeting before the final training session for the trip to Slovakia.
- The national-team medics gave first aid and ambulance staff stabilized him before transport to a Bucharest hospital.
- Doctors diagnosed a syncope, linked it to fatigue and stress, and placed him under observation.
- Medical staff advised him to avoid stress and not travel, leaving Romania to adjust plans for the friendly.
- The 80-year-old had only just returned to the bench after recent hospital stays, coaching the playoff loss to Turkey.