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]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1945-08-11) 11 August 1945 (age 76)[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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
UTA Arad
FC UTA Arad – managers | |
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