Gavrilă Birău
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 August 1945[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1964 | Textila Sfântu Gheorghe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1976 | UTA Arad | 319 | (3) |
| 1976–1977 | Aurul Brad | ||
| National team | |||
| 1966 | Romania U23[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1982 | Strungul Arad | ||
| 1982–1983 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1987–1988 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1989–1990 | UTA Arad | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Gavrilă Birău (also known as Gabor Biro; born 10 February 1945) is a Romanian former football right defender and manager.[1][3] He was part of UTA's team that in the 1970–1971 European Cup season eliminated Feyenoord who were European champions at that time.[4] A book about him was written by Radu Romănescu and Ionel Costin, called Gabi Birău – povestea fundașului de fier (Gabi Birău – the story of the iron defender), which was released with the occasion of his 73rd birthday.[4][5]
Honours[]
UTA Arad
- Divizia A: 1968–69, 1969–70[1]
- Cupa României runner-up: 1965–66[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Gavrilă Birău at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- ^ "Gavrilă Birău profile". 11v11. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Fundașul de fier al Bătrânei Doamne a împlinit 70 de ani. Gabor Biro: "Am iubit UTA toată viața mea!"" [The iron defender of the Old Lady is 70 years old. Gabor Biro: "I've loved UTA my whole life!"] (in Romanian). Specialarad.ro. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Biro. Gabor Biro. Omul, activitatea, viața unui mare campion" [Biro. Gabor Biro. The man, the activity, the life of a great champion] (in Romanian). Specialarad.ro. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Volumul "Gabi Birău – povestea fundașului de fier" a văzut lumina tiparului la a 73-a aniversare a gloriei utiste" [The volume "Gabi Birău - the story of the iron defender" saw the light of the pattern at the 73rd anniversary of the UTA glory] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1965-1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links[]
- Gavrilă Birău at WorldFootball.net
- Gavrilă Birău at Labtof.ro
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