Cristian Bălașa

Cristian Bălașa (born 27 December 1972) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player, currently team manager at Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște.^[1]

Cristian Bălașa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Pucioasa, Romania
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chindia Târgoviște (team manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Chindia Târgoviște	69	(10)
1998–2003	Argeș Pitești	162	(18)
2003–2004	Farul Constanța	24	(2)
2004	FC Oradea	13	(1)
2005–2006	FCM Târgoviște	25	(2)
2006–2010	Concordia Chiajna	53	(1)
2018	Aninoasa
Total		346	(34)
Managerial career
2012	AS Doiceşti
2012–2013	Concordia II Chiajna
2013–2015	Viitorul Constanța (assistant)
2015–2016	Chindia Târgoviște (sporting director)
2016–2019	Aninoasa
2019–2024	Concordia Chiajna (sporting director)
2024	Concordia Chiajna (assistant)
2024–	Chindia Târgoviște (team manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bălașa made his Divizia A debut on 31 July 1996, for Chindia Târgoviște, in a 1–0 win against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. He also played for Argeș Pitești, Farul Constanța, FC Oradea and Concordia Chiajna before retiring in 2010.

In February 2018, Bălașa decided to play again for the team that he also managed, FC Aninoasa.^[2]

Managerial career

In 2012, Bălașa started his coaching career, managing lower league clubs such as AS Doiceşti, Concordia II Chiajna and Aninoasa, and was also Gheorghe Hagi's assistant coach at Viitorul Constanța for two seasons.^[3] From 2015 to 2016 he was the sporting director of Chindia Târgoviște.^[4]

Personal life

His son, Mihai Bălașa, is also a football player.^[5]

Honours

Player

Chindia Târgoviște

• Divizia B: 1995–96

Concordia Chiajna

• Liga III: 2006–07