Ilie Balaci
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| Ilie Balaci | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ilie Balaci | |
| Date of birth | September 13, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Dolj, Romania | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1965-1984 1985-1986 1986-1988 |
Universitatea Craiova FC Olt Scorniceşti Dinamo Bucuresti Total |
285 (76) 30 (7) 32(1) 347 (84) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1975-1987 | Romania | 69 (8) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1988-1989 1990-1992 1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2005-2006 2006 |
Drobeta Turnu-Severin Club African Tunis Olympique Casablanca Al-Shabab Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Universitatea Craiova Al Ain Universitatea Craiova Al-Sadd Al-Hilal Al-Ahly Al-Arabi Al-Shabab |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ilie Balaci (born 13 September 1956) is a retired Romanian football midfielder. He was born in Bistreţ, Dolj County and debuted in Divizia A with FC Universitatea Craiova in 1973. He played 12 seasons for Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981. The team also won the Romanian Cup in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1983.
Balaci got 67 caps and 8 goals for the Romanian national team between 1974 and 1986[1]. Sadly, he missed out on the chance to play for Romania at Euro 84 because of injury.
He was a real playmaker, at his best reminiscent of Diego Maradona or Gheorghe Hagi. Probably the best word to describe his position in the team was the Italian "trequartista".
He retired from his playing career in 1988, and started working as a football coach. He has coached various teams in the Arab world as well as Universitatea Craiova in two periods.
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[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| youth | FC Universitatea Craiova | |||
| 1973/74 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 27 | 3 | |
| 1974/75 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 29 | 7 | |
| 1975/76 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 27 | 3 | |
| 1976/77 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 32 | 12 | |
| 1977/78 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 28 | 12 | |
| 1978/79 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 17 | 0 | |
| 1979/80 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 29 | 6 | |
| 1980/81 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 29 | 12 | |
| 1981/82 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 31 | 10 | |
| 1982/83 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 27 | 10 | |
| 1983/84 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 4 | 0 | |
| 1984/85 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 5 | 1 | |
| FC Olt Scorniceşti | 13 | 3 | ||
| 1985/86 | FC Olt Scorniceşti | 17 | 4 | |
| 1986/87 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 26 | 1 | |
| 1987/88 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 6 | 0 |
[edit] International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 January 1976 | Praue, Czech Republic | 3–2 | Lose | Friendly | |
| 2. | 21 March 1979 | Bucharest, Romania | 3–0 | Win | Friendly | |
| 3. | 9 September 1981 | Bucharest, Romania | 1–2 | Lose | Friendly | |
| 4. | 10 October 1981 | Bucharest, Romania | 1–1 | Lose | FIFA World Cup 1982 Qual. | |
| 5. | 1 September 1982 | Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | Win | Friendly | |
| 6. | 9 March 1983 | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | 3–1 | Win | Friendly | |
| 7. | 9 March 1983 | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | 3–1 | Win | Friendly |

