Ilie Balaci

**Ilie Balaci** (; 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

|colspan="5"|**Career statistics**|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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||
|rowspan="2"|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

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Ilie Balaci
- **image**: Ilie Balaci 2.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Balaci in 1983
- **birth place**: Bistreţ, Romania
- **death place**: Craiova, Romania
- **position**: Playmaker
- **youthyears1**: 1965–1973
- **youthclubs1**: CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Craiova
- **years1**: 1973–1984
- **clubs1**: CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Craiova
- **caps1**: 285
- **goals1**: 76
- **years2**: 1985–1986
- **clubs2**: FC Olt Scorniceşti, Olt Scorniceşti
- **caps2**: 30
- **goals2**: 7
- **years3**: 1986–1988
- **clubs3**: FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Dinamo Bucureşti
- **caps3**: 32
- **goals3**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 347
- **totalgoals**: 84
- **nationalyears1**: 1974–1986
- **nationalteam1**: Romania national football team, Romania
- **nationalcaps1**: 65
- **nationalgoals1**: 8
- **managerclubs1**: CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu
- **managerclubs2**: FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Drobeta Turnu-Severin
- **managerclubs3**: Club Africain
- **managerclubs4**: Olympique de Casablanca, Olympique Casablanca
- **managerclubs5**: Al-Shabab (UAE), Al-Shabab
- **managerclubs6**: Al-Nasr, Al-Nassr
- **managerclubs7**: Al-Hilal FC, Al-Hilal
- **managerclubs8**: FC Universitatea Craiova, FC U Craiova
- **managerclubs9**: Al Ain FC, Al-Ain
- **managerclubs10**: Al-Hilal FC, Al-Hilal
- **managerclubs11**: FC Universitatea Craiova, FC U Craiova
- **managerclubs12**: Al-Sadd Sports Club, Al-Sadd
- **managerclubs13**: Al-Hilal FC, Al-Hilal
- **managerclubs14**: Al Ahli Club (Dubai), Al-Ahli
- **managerclubs15**: Al-Arabi SC (Qatar), Al-Arabi
- **managerclubs16**: Al-Shabab (UAE), Al-Shabab
- **managerclubs17**: FC Universitatea Craiova, FC U Craiova (general manager)
- **managerclubs18**: Kazma Sporting Club, Kazma
- **managerclubs19**: Raja Casablanca
- **managerclubs20**: Al-Nahda (RSA), Al-Nahda
- **managerclubs21**: Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman), Al-Hilal Omdurman
- **managerclubs22**: Suwaiq Club, Al-Suwaiq
- **manageryears1**: 1988–1989
- **manageryears2**: 1989–1991
- **manageryears3**: 1991–1992
- **manageryears4**: 1992–1994
- **manageryears5**: 1994–1996
- **manageryears6**: 1996–1997
- **manageryears7**: 1997–1998
- **manageryears8**: 1998
- **manageryears9**: 1998–2000
- **manageryears10**: 2000–2001
- **manageryears11**: 2001
- **manageryears12**: 2001–2002
- **manageryears13**: 2002–2003
- **manageryears14**: 2003–2005
- **manageryears15**: 2005–2006
- **manageryears16**: 2006
- **manageryears17**: 2007–2009
- **manageryears18**: 2009–2010
- **manageryears19**: 2011
- **manageryears20**: 2013
- **manageryears21**: 2016
- **manageryears22**: 2017–2018