Gavril Balint
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavril Pele Balint | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Sângeorz-Băi, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1978 | Hebe Sângeorz-Băi | ||
| 1978 | Luceafărul București | ||
| 1978–1980 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1990 | Steaua București | 234 | (69) |
| 1990–1993 | Real Burgos | 83 | (28) |
| Total | 317 | (97) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1992 | Romania | 34 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1998 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1998–1999 | FC Bihor | ||
| 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 | FCU Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Timișoara | ||
| 2010–2011 | Moldova | ||
| 2013 | FC Vaslui | ||
| 2014 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gavril Pele "Gabi" Balint (born 3 January 1963 in Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania) is a Romanian football manager and former player.
Born in Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița Balint made his Divizia A debut with Steaua București in 1981 where he played until 1990 winning the league title in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989, the Romanian Cup in 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989, the 1985–86 European Cup in 1986 and the European Super Cup in 1987. At the end of the 1989–90 season Balint became top goalscorer of 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.
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.
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 the charge at Sportul Studențesc, but in May 2000 he is called again to join the coaching team of Romania as the squad prepared for the UEFA Euro 2000.
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