Cornel Țălnar

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

Cornel Țălnar
Țălnar in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-06-09) 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
  1. 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. "Cornel Țălnar" (in Romanian). Dinamo.webstyler.ro. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. "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. "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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