sentences:  Despite only being capped twice for Romania, he was considered one of the best Romanian right-backs in recent years, as he featured often in Gazeta Sporturilor's weekly best-eleven and team of the year.Afte retiring in 2013, Panin joined the technical staff of CFR Cluj as a team manager.On 5 February 2019, Panin was fired by the owner, Nelu Varga, because he did not respond to a SMS.