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
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][3] He played his first Divizia A match on 21 August 1977 representing Dinamo București in a 0–0 against SC Bacău.[1] He spent a total of 8 seasons playing for The Red Dogs, winning three consecutive Divizia A titles from 1982 until 1984, in the first he contributed with 2 goals scored in 30 matches, in the second he played 23 games and scored 4 goals and in the third he made 30 appearances with one goal scored.[1][4][5] He also won two Cupa României with Dinamo and played 27 games in which he scored 4 goals in European competitions, helping the team eliminate Inter Milan in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup and managing to reach the semi-finals in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign in which he appeared in 7 matches, scoring one goal in the 5–3 victory on aggregate against title holders, Hamburg.[1][4][5] After his spell with Dinamo ended, Țălnar went to play for Brașov, Victoria București and Petrolul Ploiești, earning a total of 297 matches and 33 goals scored in Divizia A and 31 matches played with four goals scored in European competitions.[1] He ended his career 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 against East Germany.[6][7] His following three games were friendlies and the last two were a 1–0 home victory against Norway and a 2–1 away loss against Switzerland at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.[6]
Managerial career
Cornel Țălnar started his career as manager in 1989, being a player-coach at Divizia B team, Unirea Alba Iulia.[8][9][10][11] He managed several clubs in Romania, being coach at Dinamo on five occasions.[5][12][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 Liga I consisting of 63 victories, 39 draws and 55 losses.[15]
Personal life
His nephew, Gheorghe Grozav is also a footballer.[16][17]
Honours
Player
Dinamo București
Coach
FC Brașov
References
External links
- Cornel Țălnar at WorldFootball.net
- Cornel Țălnar at Soccerway
- Cornel Țălnar at National-Football-Teams.com