Gavril Both (6 September 1947 – 17 April 2017) was a

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Playing career

Both, nicknamed " Dobrin of Satu Mare" was born on 6 September 1947 in

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; ; ; or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania ...

, Romania, and began playing senior-level football at local club Olimpia during the

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season, helping the team earn promotion to

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by the end of it. After spending half of season in the second league, he was transferred from Olimpia to

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where on 8 March 1970 he made his

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debut under coach

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in a 1–0 away loss to

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. The team reached the

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where Dumitru sent him on the field to replace Ion Haidu in the 64th minute in the eventual 2–1 loss to Steaua București. In the following season, he helped ''The Red Dogs'' win the championship as coaches Dumitru and

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gave him 10 appearances in which he netted one goal. In the same season, Both made his debut in European competitions, playing in both legs of the 5–1 aggregate win over

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in the first round of the

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. Afterwards he joined

UTA Arad Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad (), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA (''Uzina Textilă Arad''; ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County that competes in the Liga I. The team was founded in 1945 ...

for the 1971–72 season, scoring five goals which helped them finish runner-up in the league. He also made an European performance with ''The Old Lady'', playing eight games in the

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campaign under the guidance of coach

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, scoring one goal in a 4–1 victory against Austria Salzburg, reaching the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by

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who eventually won the competition.
In 1972 he returned to Olimpia in Divizia B, helping the team get promoted to the first league two years later. However, after two seasons, the team was relegated but Both stayed with the club, helping it get promoted again one year later. 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 Gheorghe "Gigi" Staicu (18 December 1935 – 10 June 2021) was a Romanian professional football player and manager who played for Steaua București, having developed in the club's academy.

used him as a starter in the 3–1 loss against Universitatea Craiova. 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. Both has a total of 178 matches with 36 goals netted in the Romanian top-league. After one more season spent with Olimpia in the second league, Both retired.

Managerial career

Both's first coaching spell was at Oașul Negrești-Oaș. His greatest achievement was at

Olimpia Satu Mare Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare, Olimpia MCMXXI or simply as Olimpia, is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 20 ...

with whom he earned a promotion to

at the end of the

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season. 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. He has also coached Someșul Satu Mare several times.

Honours

Player

Olimpia Satu Mare *

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

: 1968–69 *

: 1973–74, 1976–77 *

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runner-up: 1977–78 Dinamo București *

: 1970–71 *

runner-up: 1969–70 UTA Arad *

runner-up: 1971–72

Manager

Olimpia Satu Mare *

: 1997–98

References

External links

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Manager profile
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