Photo: Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Gabi Balint embodies a whole life devoted to one game. From Romania's Bistrita-Nasaud County he went from accomplished player to manager and now sits as a television pundit on Digi Sport, never straying far from the pitch. Earning the Sport Merit Order tells me how warmly his country regards him. I have a soft spot for figures like this, people who don't fade after their playing days but keep finding new ways to stay useful to the sport. Passing knowledge to the next generation through the screen is its own kind of service, and I respect that steady, lifelong commitment.
Overview
Gavril Pele "Gabi" Balint (born 3 January 1963) is a Romanian former professional football manager and player, who is currently a television sport pundit for Digi Sport.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gavril Balint
- Name (Japanese)
- ガヴリル・バリント
- Reading
- がゔりる・ばりんと
- Born
- January 3, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Sport Merit Order
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Romania →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.