Gavril Both
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 September 1947[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Satu Mare, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 2017 (aged 69)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 42 | (7) |
| 1970–1971 | Dinamo București | 21 | (5) |
| 1971–1972 | UTA Arad | 27 | (5) |
| 1972–1981 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 212 | (49) |
| Total | 302 | (66) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Oașul Negrești-Oaș | |||
| 1997–1998 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 1999 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| Someșul Satu Mare | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gavril Both (6 September 1947 – 17 April 2017) was a Romanian football forward and manager.[2][3][4]
Playing career
[edit]Both, nicknamed "Dobrin of Satu Mare", was born on 6 September 1947 in Satu Mare, Romania.[1][2][4] He began playing senior-level football at local club Olimpia during the 1968–69 Divizia C season, helping the team earn promotion to Divizia B by the end of it.[1][2][4]
After spending half a season in the second league, he was transferred from Olimpia to Dinamo București where on 8 March 1970 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Nicolae Dumitru in a 1–0 away loss to Jiul Petroșani.[1][4][5] The team reached the 1970 Cupa României final where Dumitru sent him to replace Ion Haidu in the 64th minute in the 2–1 loss to Steaua București.[6] In the following season, he helped The Red Dogs win the championship as coaches Dumitru and Traian Ionescu gave him 10 appearances in which he netted one goal.[1][7] In the same season, Both made his debut in European competitions, playing in both legs of the 5–1 aggregate win over PAOK in the first round of the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[1][8]
Afterwards he joined UTA Arad for the 1971–72 season, scoring five goals which helped them finish runner-up in the league.[1] He also made a European performance with The Old Lady, playing eight games in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup campaign under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu, scoring one goal in a 4–1 victory against Austria Salzburg, reaching the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who eventually won the competition.[1][2][3][4][9]
In 1972 he returned to Olimpia in Divizia B, helping the team get promoted to the first league two years later.[1][4] However, after two seasons, the team was relegated, but Both stayed with the club, helping it get promoted again one year later.[1][4] In the 1977–78 season, he scored a personal record of 10 goals, and also Olimpia reached the 1978 Cupa României final where coach Gheorghe Staicu used him as a starter in the 3–1 loss against Universitatea Craiova.[1][2][4][10] On 25 May 1980, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 5–1 away loss to Politehnica Iași, as Olimpia was relegated once again.[1] Both has a total of 178 matches with 36 goals netted in the Romanian top-league.[1] After one more season spent with Olimpia in the second league, Both retired.[1][4]
Managerial career
[edit]Both's first coaching spell was at Oașul Negrești-Oaș.[4] His greatest achievement was at Olimpia Satu Mare with whom he earned a promotion to Divizia A at the end of the 1997–98 Divizia B season.[2][3][4] The team spent only one season in the first league, during which Both was replaced but brought back to the team before the end of it.[4] He has also coached Someșul Satu Mare several times.[4]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Olimpia Satu Mare
Dinamo București
UTA Arad
Manager
[edit]Olimpia Satu Mare
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Gavril Both at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fostul fotbalist Gavril Both a murit azi. A jucat la Olimpia Satu Mare și Dinamo. Era poreclit "Dobrin al Sătmarului"" [Former footballer Gavril Both died today. He played at Olimpia Satu Mare and Dinamo. He was nicknamed "Satmar's Dobrin"] (in Romanian). Specialarad.ro. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Doliu în fotbalul românesc! A murit Gavril Both, cel supranumit "Dobrin al Sătmarului"" [Mourning in Romanian football! Gavril Both died, he was nicknamed "Dobrin of Sătmarului"] (in Romanian). Informatia-zilei.ro. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "A decedat Both Gabi, legenda fotbalului satmarean" [Both Gabi, the legend of football in Satu Mare, died] (in Romanian). Informatia-zilei.ro. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1969–70". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1969 - 1970". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Gavril Both. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970/1971". WorldFootball. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972" [Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
"Gavril Both. UEFA Cup 1970/1971". WorldFootball. Retrieved 18 March 2025. - ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1977 - 1978". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Gavril Both at WorldFootball.net
- Manager profile at Labtof