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

• Divizia B: 1981–82[1]

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89[1]
• Romanian Cup: 1986–87, 1988–89[1]
• European Cup: 1985–86[2][3]
• UEFA Super Cup: 1986[2][3]

Notes

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

References

1. Lucian Bălan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
2. "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. "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)

External links

• Lucian Bălan at WorldFootball.net
• Lucian Bălan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Lucian Bălan at BDFutbol