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Cornel Țălnar (born 9 June 1957) is a Romanian former football player and manager.

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Cornel Țălnar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Țălnar și din vară? Borcea:"E Del Bosque al nostru", "Eu sunt 'Țânțarul' lui Dinamo"" [Țălnar also from the summer? Borcea: "He's our Del Bosque", "I'm Dinamo's 'Mosquito'"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Țălnar e la un pas de națională! "Vreau să-i dau o mână de ajutor lui Cosmin". Pe ce post vine "Țânțarul"" [Țălnar is one step away from the national team! "I want to give Cosmin a helping hand." What job will the "Mosquito" occupy?] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Cornel Țălnar" (in Romanian). Dinamo.webstyler.ro. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Țălnar întâlnește echipa sa de suflet: "Chiar dacă pentru mine Dinamo înseamnă enorm, vreau să-i bat. M-aș întoarce oricând acolo, însă nu o să mai îmbrac mantaua de vreme rea"" [Țălnar meets his soul team: "Even if Dinamo means a lot to me, I want to beat them. I would go back there anytime, but I won't wear the bad weather coat anymore."] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Cornel Țălnar". European Football. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ "East Germany 1-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Cornel Ţălnar, la Unirea Alba Iulia! De la vară, ca şi manager general" [Cornel Ţălnar, at Unirea Alba Iulia! Starting from the summer, as general manager] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "FOTO-VIDEO: Unirea Alba Iulia, 30 de ani de la semifinala de poveste din Cupa României, cu Universitatea Craiova!" [PHOTO-VIDEO: Unirea Alba Iulia, 30 years since the story semifinal of the Romanian Cup, with the Universitatea Craiova!] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Ioan Mărginean "Limoniu", fundașul de fier al Unirii Alba Iulia: "Cârțu a recunoscut că i-a trecut glonțul pe la ureche"" [Ioan Mărginean "Limoniu", the iron defender of Unirea Alba Iulia: "Cârțu admitted that the bullet went past his ear"] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ "FOTO-VIDEO, Gică Bran: "Unirea Alba Iulia se lua la trântă cu oricine din Divizia A! Am dovedit cu Steaua și Craiova, în Cupă!"" [PHOTO-VIDEO, Gică Bran: "Unirea Alba Iulia was fighting with anyone from Division A! We proved it with Steaua and Craiova, in the Cup!"] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean (XXXIII)/La Câmpina au jucat Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea…" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football (XXXIII)/Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea played at Câmpina...] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Cornel Talnar revine la Dinamo" [Cornel Talnar comes back at Dinamo] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Țălnar a dat "câinii" pe cămile! "Papa" a ajuns într-o țară în care munca de antrenor e mult mai respectată de către patroni" [Țălnar gave the "dogs" away for camels! The "Pope" has arrived in a country where coaching is much more respected by employers] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Cornel Țălnar managerial statistics". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Gicuuuu Grozav! Povestea puştiului capricios care bea şampanie pentru copii, merge la cosmetică şi creşte găini indiene" [Gicuuuu Grozav! The story of the capricious kid who drinks champagne for children, goes to cosmetics and takes care of Indian hens] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Nepotul lui Cornel Ţălnar va veni la Dinamo sub formă de împrumut" [Cornel Ţălnar's nephew will come to Dinamo on loan] (in Romanian). click.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

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