Ilie Balaci

Ilie Balaci (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e ˈbalat͡ʃʲ]; 13 September 1956 – 21 October 2018) was a Romanian football midfielder and manager.

Ilie Balaci
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Balaci in 1983
Personal information
Date of birth(1956-09-13)13 September 1956
Place of birthBistreţ, Romania
Date of death21 October 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 62)
Place of deathCraiova, Romania
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionPlaymaker
Youth career
1965–1973Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1984Universitatea Craiova285(76)
1985–1986Olt Scorniceşti30(7)
1986–1988Dinamo Bucureşti32(1)
Total347(84)
National team
1974–1986Romania65(8)
Teams managed
1988–1989Pandurii Târgu Jiu
1989–1991Drobeta Turnu-Severin
1991–1992Club Africain
1992–1994Olympique Casablanca
1994–1996Al-Shabab
1996–1997Al-Nassr
1997–1998Al-Hilal
1998FC U Craiova
1998–2000Al-Ain
2000–2001Al-Hilal
2001FC U Craiova
2001–2002Al-Sadd
2002–2003Al-Hilal
2003–2005Al-Ahli
2005–2006Al-Arabi
2006Al-Shabab
2007–2009FC U Craiova (general manager)
2009–2010Kazma
2011Raja Casablanca
2013Al-Nahda
2016Al-Hilal Omdurman
2017–2018Al-Suwaiq
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his professional career with Universitatea Craiova, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club and winning seven major titles. Balaci was thought as one of the greatest Romanian footballers of all time.[1]

Balaci played for the Romanian national team between 1974 and 1986.[2]

Death

Balaci died on 21 October 2018, while at his home in Craiova, Romania, at the age of 62 from a heart attack caused by a stroke.[3]

Statistics

References

  1. "Ilie Balaci echipa națională" (in română). Romanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "Ilie Balaci , International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 26 April 2009. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/balaci-intl.html. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 
  3. "Zi neagră în Bănie: Ilie Balaci a decedat!" [Black day in Bănie: Ilie Balaci passed away]. Gazeta de Sud (in română). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. "Ilie BALACI". www.statisticsfootball.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

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