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George "Gigi" Becali (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe beˈkali]; born 25 June 1958) is a Romanian businessman, writer [5] and former politician and convict, [6] [7] mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club.
Gigi Becali, the controversial owner of FCSB since 2003. Steaua has previously been known as the club of the Romanian Army, which founded it in 1947 as a sports society. [4] The Army continues to own the sports society, named CSA Steaua București. The football department, however, separated and turned private in 1998, owned and financed by a ...
PNGCD leader Becali was elected member of the European Parliament on the PRM list. The party's ideology under Becali's leadership is close to that of the pre-war fascist Iron Guard (or "Legionary Movement"). It fuses nationalist mythology with Christian Orthodox conservatism. [5] Becali is a self-declared follower of the Legionary Movement. [6]
This decision was made because the law prohibited AFC Steaua, as an NGO, from transforming into a joint-stock company. Gigi Becali received 51% of the shares, AFC Steaua held 36%, Viorel Păunescu 6%, Victor Pițurcă 4%, and Lucian Becali 3%. The total value of the shares at that time was estimated at 10 million dollars. [4]
The 2024–25 season will be the 77th season in the history of FCSB, and the club's 77th consecutive season in Liga I.In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Cupa României, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
On 14 June 2024, FCSB officially announced the signing of Ștefanescu, [16] with owner Gigi Becali reporting the transfer fee as €1.31 million. [17] He scored on his official debut on 4 July, in a 3–0 win over Corvinul Hunedoara in the Supercupa României, [18] representing his third consecutive success in the competition.
He was presented in a press conference alongside the owner of the club, Gigi Becali and the Sports Director, Mihai Stoica. [1] On the same day, FCSB announced that the club had reached an agreement with Florentin Matei for the termination of his contract. [2] On 22 June, FCSB defeated Colțea Brașov 7–0 in a pre-season friendly.
On 25 February 2019, FCSB owner Gigi Becali announced the transfer of Oaidă from fellow Liga I team Botoșani for a €700,000 fee, with the player due to join the squad in the summer. [1] On 29 May 2023, Oaidă moved to cross-town rivals Rapid București on a two-year contract. [2]