György László "Gyuszi" Balint (born March 29, 1979) is a Romanian football manager and former player.

Club career

Balint was born in Brașov, Romania, into an ethnic Hungarian family. In his early career as a footballer, he played for Rapid Energia Braşov, Romradiatoare Braşov, before joining FC Brașov in 2001, where he played for four seasons in Liga I. After the club's relegation, he moved to CFR Cluj, under player-coach Dorinel Munteanu, reaching the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals with his new club. The following season, he transferred to another Liga I club, UTA Arad. In 2007, he was brought by Dan Petrescu to Unirea Urziceni, a team that would win its first championship title in history two years later. After that, followed a short spell at Diósgyőr in the Hungarian First Division, before signing as a player-manager for Unirea Tărlungeni in the Romanian Liga III, a club near his hometown of Braşov.

Coaching career

Under his management, Unirea Tărlungeni won its first-ever promotion to Liga II. In January 2015, he joined Liga I side FC Brașov as an assistant coach for the second part of the 2014–15 season, followed by an employment as head coach at Academica Clinceni in Liga II. In June 2017, he was appointed manager of Târgu Mureș after their relegation to the second division, where he spent only 3 months, resigning after six league games with the team sitting 3rd in the table. Shortly after, he took over the management of Miercurea Ciuc, finishing second at the end of the 2017–18 season of Liga III, the highest ranking in the club's history. In June 2018, he accepted an offer from Sportul Snagov, a team that finished the 2017–18 Liga II season in 10th. Under his command, the team became the biggest surprise of the competition, finishing the first part of the 2018–19 season at the top of the table. Due to the club's financial issues, Balint left the club in January 2019, along with many important players. In 2019, he took charge of UTA Arad. Under his command, UTA won the 2019–20 Liga II title, marking the club's return to top division after 12 years.

Honours

Player

CFR Cluj Unirea Urziceni

Coach

Unirea Tărlungeni UTA Arad

Career statistics

Managerial