CFR Cluj Mourns Young Player Ciprian Scrobota After Tragic Fall in โthe U.S.
Ciprian Scrobota, a 20-year-old former player fromโค CFR Cluj’s Academy,โค died in the United States following a fall from a significant height, Romanian sports outlet golazo.ro reported. Details surrounding the incident indicate Scrobota struckโ his head on stones during the fall and subsequently drowned in a river. The circumstances suggest โฃthe fall wasโ the result of inattention.
The tragedyโ has sparked โboth โคgrief โขand outrage among supporters โคof โคtheโค Romanian โขfootball club, notably regarding the costs associated with repatriating Scrobota’s body.While CFR Cluj has initiated a fundraisingโค campaign โtoโฃ cover the estimated $8,000 toโข $13,000 expense, fans โhave criticized club owner โioan Varga, pointing to his publicly statedโค wealth – including claimsโ of owning 2,300 kg โof goldโ – as reason for the club to directly fund the repatriation.
Professor Lazฤr Ilie, who knew Scrobota well thru โboth schoolโข and football, described the young โplayer as “my โคadopted boy,” expressing deep sorrow โover the loss. “But the will โof theโข Lord was different, calledโ at โ20, to him,” Ilie stated.
The club’s appeal for donations has drawn sharp reactions online, with fansโค questioning the allocationโค of funds givenโค recent player acquisitions. Comments citedโ by prosport.ro โinclude, “Well, you give hundreds ofโค thousands of euros on all the football โขplayers, โขbut nowโ youโข ask for donations” and accusations that Varga’s wealth should preclude the need for public fundraising for a former academy player.