Gabi Balint

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Gavril Balint
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Balint during the 1980s
Personal information
Full name Gavril Pele Balint
Date of birth (1963-01-03) 3 January 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Sângeorz-Băi, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1974–1978 Hebe Sângeorz-Băi
1978 Luceafărul București
1978–1980 Gloria Bistrița
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1990 Steaua București 264 (69)
1990–1993 Real Burgos 83 (28)
Total347(97)
International career
1982–1992 [1] Romania 34 (14)
Managerial career
1994–1998 Romania (assistant)
1998–1999 Bihor Oradea
1999–2000 Sportul Studențesc
2000 Romania (assistant)
2000–2001 Galatasaray (assistant)
2001 Romania (assistant)
2002–2003 Sheriff Tiraspol
2003–2004 Sportul Studențesc
2004–2005 Galatasaray (assistant)
2005–2006 Politehnica Timișoara (assistant)
2008–2009 Politehnica Timișoara
2010–2011 Moldova
2013 FC Vaslui
2014 Universitatea Craiova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavril Pele "Gabi" Balint (born 3 January 1963) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who was part of the hugely successful Steaua team of the 1980s.

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Club career

Born in Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița, Balint made his Divizia A debut with Steaua București in 1981 where he played until 1990 winning the league titles in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989, the Romanian Cup in 1985, 1987 and 1989, the 1985–86 European Cup and the European Super Cup in 1987. At the end of the 1989–90 season, Balint became the top goalscorer of the Divizia A with 19 goals. He scored the second and last goal at the penalties shoot-out during the 1986 European Cup final, helping his team, Steaua to win the trophy.

In 1990, he was bought by Real Burgos for $1,000,000. He played for the Spanish side until his retirement in 1993.

International career

Balint was capped 34 times by Romania, and scored 14 goals. He played at the 1990 World Cup where he scored twice, against Cameroon and Argentina.

International goals

Romania's goal tally first.

Managerial career

Balint started his coaching career in 1994, aged 31, when he was appointed as assistant coach of Romania under Anghel Iordănescu's regime. Four years later comes his first chance as head coach after taking charge at Sportul Studențesc, but in May 2000 he is called again to join the coaching staff of Romania as the squad prepared for the UEFA Euro 2000.

In the summer of 2000, Balint was requested by Mircea Lucescu as his assistant for Galatasaray, however he left the job after only one season, to join again Romania as assistant coach, this time under Gheorghe Hagi.

After Hagi resigned, Balint went to Sheriff Tiraspol for his second job as head coach, taking the team in 2002.

In 2003, he returned to Romania and signed for Sportul Studențesc, now in Liga II and helped the team win promotion back to Liga I.

Balint returned as assistant coach for Galatasaray in 2004 to work again with Gheorghe Hagi.

In 2005, he was appointed assistant coach of FCU Politehnica Timișoara, working again with Hagi. When Hagi left, a few months later, Balint resigned also. Two years later, Balint returned to FC Timișoara, this time as a head coach.

In 2010, he became the head coach of the Moldova national team, but after the campaign for the UEFA Euro 2012, his contract ended and was not renewed. He then became a television pundit, signing a contract with Digi Sport.

In April 2013, Balint returned to coaching, signing a contract for one and a half years with FC Vaslui. In 2014 he was named head coach of Liga II side CS Universitatea Craiova and helped the club win promotion for the top-flight Liga I.

Career statistics

As a manager

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAWin %
Sheriff Tiraspol Flag of Moldova.svg 1 June 20023 June 20032820535016071.43
Sportul Studentesc Flag of Romania.svg 23 December 20031 June 2004139223912069.23
FC Timișoara Flag of Romania.svg 29 December 20081 June 20091812243218066.67
Moldova Flag of Moldova.svg 20 January 201019 December 20111651101723031.25
FC Vaslui Flag of Romania.svg 9 April 201316 May 20139531158055.56
Universitatea Craiova Flag of Romania.svg 17 March 201410 June 2014151122289073.33
Total9962152218186062.63

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References

  1. ↑ "Gavril Pele Balint – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ↑ "În numele tatălui Gabi Balint și tatăl său au retrăit momentele epocale şi sentimentele de la Sevilla '86" [In the name of the father Gabi Balint and his father relive the epic moments and feelings of Sevilla '86] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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1989–1990		Succeeded by

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