[3] At the end of the season, media reported that German side Hertha Berlin offered $1,800,000, but Sechelariu asked $300,000 more, and the negotiations collapsed.
In 2003, he impressed in a trial for the Norwegian side SK Brann, but once again, Sechelariu's demands, made the transaction collapsing.
[5] In total, Cursaru scored 49 goals in the shirt of FCM Bacău in five seasons, leaving the club in July 2005 after he refused to extend his contract.
[10] He played for a year and a half for the "Bankers", but ultimately he was released following his low goal-per-match rate.
Following two unsuccessful attempts to revive himself in the lower divisions, for Aerostar Bacău[11] and Tricolorul Breaza,[12] and without any offer for almost a year, he officially retired in mid-2011 from professional football.