Daniel Bălan
Romanian footballer
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Daniel Bălan (born 18 September 1979)[1] is a Romanian former football defender and is currently the manager of Bucovina Rădăuți.
Date of birth
18 September 1979
Place of birth
Suceava, Romania
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Right back
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Suceava, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cetatea Suceava (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bucovina Suceava | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Bucovina Suceava | 1 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Foresta II Fălticeni | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Foresta Fălticeni | 55 | (2) |
| 2001–2010 | Steaua București | 35 | (0) |
| 2005 | → FC Vaslui (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Omonia Nicosia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007 | → FC Argeş Piteşti (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | → Alki Larnaca (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 22 | (0) |
| 2012 | Botoşani | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Foresta Suceava | 127 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Bucovina Rădăuți | ||
| Total | 393 | (13) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Rapid CFR Suceava | ||
| 2017 | Bucovina Rădăuți | ||
| 2017–2020 | Bucovina Rădăuți (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2024 | Foresta Suceava (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Cetatea Suceava (youth) | ||
| 2025 | Cetatea Suceava (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2018 | |||
In 2002, he suffered a severe injury, something similar with the one Dutch player Marco van Basten had. After 18 months and multiple surgeries, he returned to the football pitch once more.[2]
