Cornel Țălnar
Romanian footballer and manager (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cornel Țălnar (born 9 June 1957) is a Romanian former football player and manager.
 Țălnar in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Bărăbanț, Alba County, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1985 | Dinamo București | 230 | (24) |
| 1985–1986 | Brașov | 18 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Victoria București | 43 | (7) |
| 1988 | Petrolul Ploiești | 6 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| Total | 297 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Romania | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1995 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| 1995–1996 | Inter Sibiu | ||
| 1996–1997 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1997–1998 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1998–1999 | Brașov | ||
| 2001 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
| 2002–2003 | Poiana Câmpina (technical director) | ||
| 2003 | Poiana Câmpina | ||
| 2006 | Brașov | ||
| 2007 | Dinamo București II | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2008 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2009 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2009–2010 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2012 | Dinamo București II | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2013 | Oman Club | ||
| 2014 | Brașov | ||
| 2015 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brașov | ||
| 2017 | Luceafărul Oradea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
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Cornel Țălnar, nicknamed "Țânțarul" (The Mosquito), was born on 9 June 1957 in Bărăbanț, Alba County and started to play football at the junior squads of Unirea Alba Iulia.[1][2] He played his first Divizia A match on 21 August 1977, representing Dinamo București, as coach Ion Nunweiller sent him on the field to replace Ionel Augustin in the 60th minute of a 0–0 with SC Bacău.[1][3] He spent a total of eight seasons playing for Dinamo, winning three consecutive Divizia A titles from 1982 until 1984, at the first he contributed under the guidance of coach Valentin Stănescu with two goals scored in 30 matches, in the second he played 23 games, netting four goals and in the third he made 30 appearances, scoring once, at both working with coach Nicolae Dumitru.[1][4][5][6] Țălnar also won two Cupa României with The Red Dogs, in the first one he did not play in the final with FC Baia Mare but in the second he was used all the minutes by coach Dumitru in the 2–1 over rivals Steaua București.[1][7] He made some notable performances with Dinamo in European competitions as helping it eliminate Inter Milan in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup and appearing in seven matches in the 1983–84 European Cup season, scoring one goal in the 5–3 victory on aggregate against title holders Hamburg, reaching the semi-finals where the campaign ended in front of Liverpool.[1][4][5][8] After his spell with Dinamo ended, Țălnar went to play for Brașov, Victoria București and Petrolul Ploiești, at the latter making his last Divizia A appearance which took place on 24 April 1988 in a 1–0 win over Olt Scornicești, earning a total of 297 matches and 33 goals scored in the competition, also gaining a total of 31 games played with four goals scored in European competitions.[1] He ended his career by playing three seasons in his native Alba County for Divizia B team, Unirea Alba Iulia.[1]
International career
Cornel Țălnar played six matches for Romania, making his debut on 1 June 1979 when coach Ștefan Kovacs sent him on the field in the 74th minute in order to replace Mihai Romilă in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 loss in front of East Germany.[9][10] His following three games were friendlies and the last two were a 1–0 home victory against Norway and a 2–1 away loss with Switzerland at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.[9]
Managerial career
Cornel Țălnar started his career as manager in 1989, being a player-coach at Divizia B team, Unirea Alba Iulia.[11] In the 1998–99 Divizia B season he led Brașov to promotion in the first league but was replaced shortly afterwards with Ioan Andone.[12] He managed several clubs in Romania, being coach at Dinamo on five occasions.[5][13] In 2013, he had his only coaching experience outside of Romania, in Oman's second league at Oman Club.[14] Țălnar has a total of 157 games managed in the Romanian first league consisting of 63 victories, 39 draws and 55 losses.[15]
Personal life
His nephew, Gheorghe Grozav is also a footballer.[16]
Honours
Player
Dinamo București
Manager
FC Brașov
References
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