Ilie Balaci

Ilie Balaci

Balaci in 1983
Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-09-13)13 September 1956
Place of birth	Bistreţ, Romania
Date of death	21 October 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 62)
Place of death	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Playmaker
Youth career
1965–1973	Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1984	Universitatea Craiova	285	(76)
1985–1986	Olt Scorniceşti	30	(7)
1986–1988	Dinamo Bucureşti	32	(1)
Total		347	(84)
National team
1974–1986	Romania	65	(8)
Teams managed
1988–1989	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
1989–1991	Drobeta Turnu-Severin
1991–1992	Club Africain
1992–1994	Olympique Casablanca
1994–1996	Al-Shabab
1996–1997	Al-Nassr
1997–1998	Al-Hilal
1998	FC U Craiova
1998–2000	Al-Ain
2000–2001	Al-Hilal
2001	FC U Craiova
2001–2002	Al-Sadd
2002–2003	Al-Hilal
2003–2005	Al-Ahli
2005–2006	Al-Arabi
2006	Al-Shabab
2007–2009	FC U Craiova (general manager)
2009–2010	Kazma
2011	Raja Casablanca
2013	Al-Nahda
2016	Al-Hilal Omdurman
2017–2018	Al-Suwaiq
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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.

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

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.

Statistics

Career statistics
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1973–74	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	27	3
1974–75	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	29	7
1975–76	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	27	3
1976–77	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	32	12
1977–78	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	28	12
1978–79	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	17	0
1979–80	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	29	6
1980–81	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	29	12
1981–82	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	31	10
1982–83	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	27	10
1983–84	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	4	0
1984–85	Universitatea Craiova	Divizia A	5	1
	FC Olt Scornicesti	Divizia A	13	3
1985–86	FC Olt Scornicesti	Divizia A	17	4
1986–87	FC Dinamo Bucuresti	Divizia A	26	1
1987–88	FC Dinamo Bucuresti	Divizia A	6	0

Other websites

• Ilie Balaci Interview at cafonline.com