A huge mural of Gheorghe Hagi graces his football academy, a reminder of Romania's spectacular performance at the 1994 World Cup, when he led the unfancied team to the quarter-finals.
Now 60, the "Maradona of the Carpathians", or "the King" -- as he is fondly known in the eastern European nation -- dreams of leading his country back to the pinnacle of world football.
Romania have not reached a World Cup finals since France 1998, the edition after the glorious run in the USA, and they lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina as qualifying for the 2026 finals started this month before rebounding with a win against San Marino.