fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz səksˈɛsfəl spˈɛl ɪn tˈɪmɪsˌoːɹə, dᵻspˈaɪt hɪz tˈiːmz ˌʌp ænd dˌaʊn sˈiːzən, ðə vaɪˈoʊlə fˈænz nˈɪkneɪmd bˈælɪs "nˈɛdvd fɹʌm bˈænæt" dˈuː tə hɪz pˈeɪvəl nˈɛdvd lˈʊkəlˌaɪk.
Following his successful spell in Timișoara, despite his team's up and down season, the Viola fans nicknamed Bălace "Nedved from Banat" due to his Pavel Nedved lookalike.