Lucian Bălan

Lucian Bălan
Bălan in 1986
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-06-25)25 June 1959
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 12 November 2015(2015-11-12) (aged 56)
Place of death Baia Mare, Romania
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1973 Autobuzul București
1973–1976 High School No. 1 București
1976–1978 Minerul Cavnic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 FC Baia Mare[a] 164 (17)
1985–1989 Steaua București 87 (5)
1989 Beerschot Antwerp 11 (1)
1990 Real Murcia 17 (0)
1990–1991 Steaua București 15 (0)
Total 294 (23)
International career
1987 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Phoenix Baia Mare
1994 FC Baia Mare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucian Bălan (25 June 1959 – 12 November 2015) was a Romanian football player and coach, winner of the European Cup and the European Supercup in 1986 and the European Supercup, both with Steaua București and former coach at a football school in Baia Mare.[2][3]

Career

Lucian Bălan played one friendly game at international level for Romania, making his appearance on 8 April 1987 when coach Emerich Jenei sent him on the field at half-time to replace Gavril Balint in a 3–2 home victory against Israel.[4][5][6]

On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the winning of the UEFA Champions League with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II.[7][8]

Bălan died by suicide on 12 November 2015.[2][3][9]

Honours

FC Baia Mare

Steaua București

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1981–82 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lucian Bălan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d "Veste şocantă. S-a sinucis fostul campion din "Generaţia de Aur" a Stelei, Lucian Bălan!" (in Romanian). Special Arad. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lucian Bălan, fostul component al Stelei '86, s-a sinucis la 56 de ani" [Lucian Bălan, the former member of Steaua '86, committed suicide at the age of 56] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Lucian Bălan". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Romania 3-2 Israel". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ Siminiceanu, Radu (6 April 2003). "Romania National Team 1980–1989 – Details". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ Soccer-Former Steaua midfielder Balan commits suicide – club. Reuters (12 November 2015)


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