He signed a new contract, this time with Oţelul Galaţi for the second half of the 2004–05 season without a league game, he left the team to sign with FC Vaslui in the summer of 2005, from where he was sacked after only few games.
He signed a new contract with Oţelul Galaţi for the second half of the 2004–05 season, but did not play any league games before leaving the team to join FC Vaslui in the summer of 2005. He was then fired from FC Vaslui after only a few matches.