Resignation and Political Career
In early 2005, Bellu and his coaching partner Mariana Bitang resigned their positions at the national team due to a media scandal. In 2006 Bellu and Mariana Bitang were hired as advisors on the staff of Romanian President Traian Băsescu. Bellu was also the president of the National Sports Committee and a state secretary in the Ministry of Sports.
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