Lucian Bălan

Lucian Bălan (25 June 1959 – 12 November 2015) was a Romanian football player and coach, winner of the European Cup and the European Supercup in 1986 and the European Supercup, both with Steaua București and former coach at a football school in Baia Mare.^[2][3]

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Lucian Bălan

Bălan in 1986
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-06-25)25 June 1959
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	12 November 2015(2015-11-12) (aged 56)
Place of death	Baia Mare, Romania
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1973	Autobuzul București
1973–1976	High School No. 1 București
1976–1978	Minerul Cavnic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1985	FC Baia Mare[a]	164	(17)
1985–1989	Steaua București	87	(5)
1989	Beerschot Antwerp	11	(1)
1990	Real Murcia	17	(0)
1990–1991	Steaua București	15	(0)
Total		294	(23)
International career
1987	Romania	1	(0)
Managerial career
1993–1994	Phoenix Baia Mare
1994	FC Baia Mare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Lucian Bălan played one friendly game at international level for Romania, making his appearance on 8 April 1987 when coach Emerich Jenei sent him on the field at half-time to replace Gavril Balint in a 3–2 home victory against Israel.^[4][5][6]

On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the winning of the UEFA Champions League with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II.^[7][8]

Bălan died by suicide on 12 November 2015.^[2][3][9]

FC Baia Mare

• Divizia B: 1981–82^[1]

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89^[1]
• Romanian Cup: 1986–87, 1988–89^[1]
• European Cup: 1985–86^[2][3]
• UEFA Super Cup: 1986^[2][3]