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Which team did the player Silviu Bălace belong to from 2007 to 2011?
Silviu Bălace Silviu Constantin Bălace ( born 13 November 1978 ) is a Romanian retired professional footballer and currently the manager of Poli Timișoara . Although primarily a left back , Bălace has played as a left winger as well and is known for his overlapping runs on the left side , his pace and his technical ability . Club career . Early years . Born in Caracal , Bălace started out as a trainee at Universitatea Craiova . On 24 May 1997 , he made his first team debut , coming as a substitute in a 2–0 loss against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț . Shortly after , when he was 18 years old , Bălace suffered an ankle fracture which kept him out from the field for almost a year and a half . After he recovered he was sent out on loan to Chindia Târgoviște in 1999 in order to gain experience . In January 2001 , Bălace was loaned out to Rocar București for twelve months . Following his third failed attempt to establish himself in the first team , Bălace signed a contract with Divizia B team CSM Reșița . Poli AEK Timișoara . Following his successful short spell in Reșița , Bălace signed in January 2003 with newly promoted Divizia A side Poli AEK Timișoara . His league debut for his new team , was on 16 April , in the local derby against UTA Arad , coming as a substitute for Romeo Stancu . He ended his first season goalless , in which Timișoara eventually remained in the top flight , after winning the play-off against Gloria Buzău . Usually used as a left back , under the management of Basarab Panduru , Bălace established himself as Timișoaras first choice left winger . On 1 November 2003 , he scored his first league goal for Timișoara , in a 3–0 win against Brașov . On 9 April 2004 , he assisted at probably Timișoaras most humiliating loss from their history , a 1–8 loss on their own field against Steaua București . Following his successful spell in Timișoara , despite his teams up and down season , the Viola fans nicknamed Bălace Nedved from Banat due to his Pavel Nedved lookalike . His nickname was taken over by Dinamo fans who called him Nedved from Stefan cel Mare , but also by Vaslui fans with Nedved from Vaslui . On 11 August 2004 , he captained Timișoara for the first time , in a 1–2 loss against FCM Bacău . On 4 August 2005 , Bălace played against Pavel Nedved , in a 2–2 friendly match against Juventus Torino . The unexpected departure of Moldovan in mid-2006 led to Bălace being awarded club captaincy . Despite he was one of the most beloved players from Timișoaras history , Bălace was put on the transfer list in mid-2007 , due to a conflict with Marian Iancu . Dinamo . Following a conflict with Timișoaras boss Marian Iancu , on 19 December 2006 , Bălace signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Dinamo București with a reported transfer fee of €200,000 . On 14 February , he made his first team debut for Dinamo , playing in the startup team against Benfica in UEFA Cup . His league debut for Dinamo was twelve days later , coming as a substitute for Vojislav Vranjković and providing his first assist for Cătălin Munteanus only goal against Jiul Petroșani . Although he helped his team winning the championship after a three-year break , Bălace was put on the transfer list , following unsatisfying performances . FC Vaslui . Following an unsuccessful spell at Dinamo , Bălace moved to Vaslui for $350,000 in June 2007 . He established himself immediately as Vasluis first choice left-back . Bălace made his competitive debut for Vaslui against UTA Arad in a 2–2 draw on 27 July 2007 . Bălace scored his first goal for Vaslui on 5 August 2007 in a league match win against his former club Dinamo București . The final score was 2–0 , with Bălace scoring Vasluis first with a header from Dorinel Munteanus corner . On 30 March 2008 , he alongside teammates Sorin Frunză and Daniel Sabou were accused by Adrian Porumboiu of fixing a match against Steaua București . As a consequence , all three players were relegated to Vasluis satellite . Despite they were all back in the first team five days later , due to lack of evidence , all three were dropped from the startup team , until the rest of the season . On 19 July 2008 , Bălace received a red card , in Vasluis opening match against Neftchi Baku , failing afterwards to reestablish himself as Vasluis first choice left back . He played his second match of the season on 2 October , in a match against Slavia Prague , as a late substitute for Hugo Luz . On 6 October , he was in the startup team against FC Brașov , playing as a left midfielder , following NDoyes suspension from yellow card accumulation . He was until the rest of the season the second choice left back , managing to play only when Hugo Luz was either suspended or injured . On 30 July 2009 , Bălace was in the startup team against Omonia Nicosia , following Hugo Luzs injury . Although it seemed he managed to reestablish himself as Vasluis first choice left back , on 13 September he received a red card against Rapid Bucuresti , making him Vasluis third choice left back . On 1 February 2010 , he was loaned out to Universitatea Craiova , for the rest of the season . When asked about Vaslui and Timișoaras quest to claim their first national title , Bălace said that I would rather Timișoara won the national title , although Im still under contract with Vaslui . He missed a single match for Universitatea , due to the yellow card accumulation , and helped his team to avoid the relegation . At the end of the season , despite his expressed wish to remain in Craiova , he eventually returned to Vaslui . Once with Juan López Caros appointment , Bălace didnt get a single chance to play in the first team . On 4 September 2010 , Bălace led his teams training program , following Caros conflict with the teams owner . Bălace has been reinstated as Vasluis first choice left back , after the arrival of new manager Viorel Hizo , in his third sting as Vaslui boss . On 15 May 2011 , Bălace scored his first league goal since September 2007 , in a match against Sportul Studențesc at Municipal . The final score was 4–2 , with Bălace scoring Vasluis first with a header from Nemanja Milisavljevićs cross . In his fourth season in Vaslui , he finished third with his team , for the second year in a row . On 3 August 2011 , Bălace was considered Vasluis best player by Twentes manager , who stated I enjoyed how Vasluis Bălace played , thus being our number one danger . He won many one-on-one duels with our Ruiz . On 19 August , following Cânu and Wesleys injuries , Bălace captained Vaslui for the first time , leading his team to a 2–0 win in Europa League against Sparta Prague . Following Vasluis qualification into the Group Stages , Porumboiu raised each players wage up to 50% , meaning that Bălaces contract is now up to €180,000 per year . Career honours . Dinamo București - Liga I : 2006–07 FC Vaslui - UEFA Intertoto Cup : 2008 ACS Poli Timișoara - Liga II : 2014–15