head coach position at Omdurman-based club Al-Hilal. Balaci was sacked in September 2016 after the team clinched the title with three games left to play. Balaci thought that the club's owners did not want the title win associated with his name. In July 2017, Balaci was unveiled as the new manager of Omani side Al-Suwaiq. Although the team was assured of top of the championship with 38 points from 15 games Balaci decided to terminate his contract in March 2018 with 12 games left on the season. Managerial overview Personal life Balaci said that he was born on 8 September 1956 but his birth date was declared by his relatives to the People's Council only on 13 September 1956. He had two daughters; the older one Lorena was married to footballer Eugen Trică and is divorced since 2015, and the younger one, Liana Ungur is a professional tennis player and she is married to Adrian Ungur. Death Balaci died on 21 October 2018, aged 62, while at home in Craiova with his mother. The cause of death was myocardial infarction. Honours Player Universitatea Craiova Divizia A: 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81 Cupa României: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83 Romania Balkan Cup: 1977–80 Individual Romanian Footballer of the Year: 1981, 1982 References External links Ilie Balaci Interview at cafonline.com 1956 births 2018 deaths People from Dolj County Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Romania international footballers Liga I players Liga II players CS Universitatea Craiova players FC Olt Scornicești players FC Dinamo București players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin players Romanian football managers CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu managers Club Africain football managers Al Shabab Al Arabi Club managers Al Nassr FC managers Al Hilal SFC managers FC U Craiova 1948 managers Al Ain FC managers Al Sadd SC managers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers Kazma SC managers Raja CA managers Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia) managers Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) managers Saudi Professional League managers UAE Pro League managers Qatar Stars League managers Kuwait Premier League managers Oman Professional League managers Romanian expatriate football managers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Morocco Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate football managers in Oman Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Qatar Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan Expatriate football managers