Corvinul Hunedoara started their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 home victory over CSC Dumbrăvița on Saturday before departing for a training camp in Austria on Sunday morning. The squad will train in the alpine resort of Mönichkirchen until July 16, during which they will face three opposition sides in friendlies: Sportvereinigung Gloggnitz (Austrian third division), ND Ilirija 1911 (Slovenian second division), and Tiszakécskei LC (newly promoted to Hungary’s second tier)[1][4][5].
Head coach Florin Maxim took 21 players to Austria, including two young loanees from UTA Arad who had just returned from their own preseason camp in Slovenia[1]. Among the newcomers is **Lucas Câmpan**, an 18-year-old forward who returns to Corvinul after a short stint with UTA. Despite appearances in four friendlies for UTA, Câmpan failed to find the net, prompting his return to Corvinul, where he previously amassed 30 official appearances and contributed an assist in European qualifiers. Notably, his agent has publicly touted him as a future Romanian national team striker, although his debut in Romania’s top flight remains pending[1].
Another player to watch is 19-year-old center-back **Darius Iurasciuc**, who has made two appearances in the Romanian SuperLiga for UTA and spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Progresul Pecica in the Romanian third tier. His gradual progression highlights Corvinul’s approach to integrating young talent with first-team experience[1].
The players traveling to Austria include goalkeepers Fabio Blaga, Andrei Mutuligă, and Rareș Roșculeț; defenders Pedro Albino, Ricardo Pădurariu, Viorel Lică, Antoniu Manolache, Florin Ilie, Mihai Velisar, and Darius Iurasciuc; midfielders Antonio Bradu, Ion Cărăruș, Alexandru Neacșa, Nicolae Pîrvulescu, Mario Bratu, Sergio Ribeiro, Darius Grigore, and Denis Zanc; and forwards Alexandru Buziuc, Filip Ilie, and Lucas Câmpan[1].
This Austrian camp represents a critical phase in Corvinul’s preparation for the 2025-26 Liga II season, combining fitness work with competitive friendlies against teams from Austria, Slovenia, and Hungary to sharpen their tactical cohesion and squad depth.
**Insight:** Corvinul’s recruitment of promising young players like Câmpan and Iurasciuc and their rigorous pre-season camp reflect the club’s ambition to build a competitive squad capable of challenging for promotion in the upcoming Liga II campaign.