 In May 2007, Trică returned to Romania after he could not agree on a contract with CSKA, signing with CFR Cluj.At Cluj he was part of the team that won for the first time in the club's history the championship and the cup in 2008, playing in Champions League.He moved in 2009 to Cyprus first division at Anorthosis Famagusta FC, just after the team was eliminated from Champions League group stage.