Igor Bališ

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Igor Bališ
Personal information
Full name Igor Bališ
Date of birth 5 January 1970 (1970-01-05) (age 38)
Place of birth    Slovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Right Back (retired)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
 ????–????
????–????
2000–2003		 Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
West Bromwich Albion		 242 (11)
00 ? 0(?)
069 0(4)
   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 13, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Igor Bališ (born 5 January 1970) is a Slovakian footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion in England. He has also appeared for Slovan Bratislava and Spartak Trnava, as well as the Slovakia national team.

Bališ moved to Albion for £150,000 in November 2000. He made his Albion debut on 23 December 2000, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 win against Nottingham Forest. He converted a dramatic stoppage time penalty against Bradford City in the penultimate game of the 2001-02 season, which put Albion on the brink of promotion to the F.A. Premiership.[1][2] After completing a season in the Premiership with Albion, Bališ quit the club and returned home to Slovakia, after suffering a recurrence of tinnitus.[3] Balis is widely regarded as a cult hero at the Hawthorns, and is arguably their best right back of recent times.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bradford 0-1 West Brom", BBC Sport, 2002-04-13. Retrieved on 2007-04-22. 
  2. ^ "Megson urges caution", BBC Sport, 2003-04-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-22. 
  3. ^ "Balis ends Baggies career", BBC Sport, 2003-07-09. Retrieved on 2007-04-22. 

[edit] External links


Persondata
NAME Bališ, Igor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
This biographical article related to Slovak football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.