Gavrilă Birău

Gavrilă Birău (also known as Gabor Biro; born 10 February 1945) is a Romanian former football right defender and manager.[1][2] He was part of UTA's team that in the 1970–1971 European Cup season eliminated Feyenoord who were European champions at that time.[3] 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.[3][4]

Gavrilă Birău
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-08-11) 11 August 1945[1]
Place of birth Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing 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
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

Honours

UTA Arad

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References
  1. Gavrilă Birău at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Romanian Cup - Season 1965-1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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