Igor Bališ
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Bališ | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Križovany nad Dudváhom, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Trnava | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1999 | Spartak Trnava | 242 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | Slovan Bratislava | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | West Bromwich Albion | 69 | (4) |
| Total | 326 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Slovakia | 41 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Igor Bališ (born 5 January 1970) is a Slovak former
West Bromwich Albion
Bališ joined Albion in November 2000 for £150,00. He made his Albion debut on 23 December 2000, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 win against Nottingham Forest. He converted a dramatic stoppage time penalty against Bradford City in the penultimate game of the 2001–02 season, which put Albion on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.[1][2]
Albion were on an unbeaten 8 game run coming into the match with Bradford but the game had been played out as an attritional 0-0, with both sides unable to score when
April 13, the date of the match with Bradford City, is celebrated by West Bromwich Albion fans as ‘Igor Balis Day’ in recognition of the importance of scoring the penalty that took the club to the Premier League.
After completing a season in the Premiership with Albion, Bališ quit the club and returned home to Slovakia, after suffering a recurrence of tinnitus.[3]
References
- ^ "Bradford 0–1 West Brom". BBC Sport. 13 April 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- ^ "Megson urges caution". BBC Sport. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- ^ "Balis ends Baggies career". BBC Sport. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
External links
- Igor Bališ at Soccerbase
- Igor Bališ at National-Football-Teams.com
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