Cristian Balaj

Cristian Balaj
Full name Pavel Cristian Balaj
Born (1971-08-17) 17 August 1971
Baia Mare, Romania
Other occupation Company manager
Domestic
Years League Role
1994– Romania Referee
2000– Liga I Referee
International
Years League Role
2003– FIFA listed Referee

Pavel Cristian Balaj (born August 17, 1971 in Baia Mare) is a Romanian football, referee and former player. As a player, Balaj represented FC Baia Mare and Pécsi Mecsek FC. He became a referee in 1994, entered Romania's Liga I in 2000, and earned FIFA certification in 2003.[1]

At international level, Balaj has served as a referee in qualifying rounds for Euro 2008[2] and Euro 2012,[3] as well as 2010[4] and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[5]

Balaj was nominated 2008 for best Romanian Referee. He drew criticism at the play offs europa league between PSV and Shakhtyor Soligorsk, when he interrupted a "one minute silence" for former PSV press officer Pedro Salazar, who died two days before, after fourteen seconds [6]

References

  1. ↑ FIFA. "Romania: Referees". Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ UEFA. "Germany 0-0 Wales". November 21, 2007. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ UEFA. "Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland". September 3, 2010. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Estonia 7:0 (2:0)". September 10, 2008. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Armenia - Czech Republic 0:3 (0:0)". March 26, 2013. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.bucuresteni.ro/info/sport/Cristian_Balaj_arbitrul_anului_in_Romania_.html

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.