Gavril Both

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| name = Gavril Both

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|09|06|df=y}}{{RomanianSoccer|5027/gavril-both}}

| birth_place = Satu Mare, Romania

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|04|17|1947|09|06|df=y}}

| death_place = Timișoara, Romania

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| position = Forward

| years1 = 1968–1969 |clubs1 = Olimpia Satu Mare |caps1 = 42 |goals1 = 7

| years2 = 1970–1971 |clubs2 = Dinamo București |caps2 = 21 |goals2 = 5

| years3 = 1971–1972 |clubs3 = UTA Arad |caps3 = 27 |goals3 = 5

| years4 = 1972–1981 |clubs4 = Olimpia Satu Mare |caps4 = 212 |goals4 = 49

|totalcaps = 302 |totalgoals = 66

| manageryears1 = |managerclubs1 = Oașul Negrești-Oaș

| manageryears2 = 1997–1998 |managerclubs2 = Olimpia Satu Mare

| manageryears3 = 1999 |managerclubs3 = Olimpia Satu Mare

| manageryears4 = |managerclubs4 = Someșul Satu Mare

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Gavril Both (6 September 1947 – 17 April 2017) was a Romanian football forward and manager.{{cite web | url=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/fostul-fotbalist-gavril-murit-azi-era-poreclit-dobrin-al-satmarului-1808992 | title=Fostul fotbalist Gavril Both a murit azi. A jucat la Olimpia Satu Mare și Dinamo. Era poreclit "Dobrin al Sătmarului"| publisher=Specialarad.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Former footballer Gavril Both died today. He played at Olimpia Satu Mare and Dinamo. He was nicknamed "Satmar's Dobrin"| date=17 April 2017 | access-date=14 February 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.antena3.ro/sport/off-sport/doliu-in-fotbalul-romanesc-a-murit-gavril-both-cel-supranumit-dobrin-al-satmarului-408822.html | title=Doliu în fotbalul românesc! A murit Gavril Both, cel supranumit "Dobrin al Sătmarului"| publisher=Informatia-zilei.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Mourning in Romanian football! Gavril Both died, he was nicknamed "Dobrin of Sătmarului"| date=17 April 2017 | access-date=14 February 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.informatia-zilei.ro/sm/a-decedat-both-gabi-legenda-fotbalului-satmarean/ | title=A decedat Both Gabi, legenda fotbalului satmarean| publisher=Informatia-zilei.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Both Gabi, the legend of football in Satu Mare, died| date=17 April 2017 | access-date=14 February 2020}}

Playing career

Both, nicknamed "Dobrin of Satu Mare" was born on 6 September 1947 in Satu Mare, Romania, starting his senior career at local club Olimpia during the 1968–69 Divizia C season, helping the team earn promotion to Divizia B by the end of it.

After spending half of season in the second league, he was transferred from Olimpia to Dinamo București where on 8 March 1970 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Nicolae Dumitru in a 1–0 away loss to Jiul Petroșani.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68339/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1969-70.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1969–70|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=5 February 2020}} The team reached the 1970 Cupa României final where Dumitru sent him on the field to replace Ion Haidu in the 64th minute of the eventual 2–1 loss to Steaua București.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1969_1970.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1969 - 1970|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=4 March 2020}} In the following season, he helped The Red Dogs win the championship as coaches Dumitru and Traian Ionescu gave him 10 appearances in which he netted one goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=18 March 2025}} In the same season, Both made his debut in European competitions, playing in both legs of the 5–1 aggregate win over PAOK from the first round of the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gavril-both/uefa-cup-1970-1971/dinamo-bucuresti/3/|title=Gavril Both. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970/1971|access-date=18 March 2025}}

Afterwards he went for the 1971–72 season at UTA Arad, scoring five goals which helped them finish runner-up in the league. He also made an European performance with The Old Lady, playing eight games in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup campaign under the guidance of coach Nicolae Dumitrescu, scoring one goal in a 4–1 victory against Austria Salzburg, reaching the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who would eventually win the competition.{{cite web | url=https://tackle.ro/fotbalul-de-alta-data-uta-arad-tottenham-hotspur-cupa-uefa-1972/ | title=Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972| publisher=Tackle.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972| date=10 February 2019 | access-date=18 March 2025}}
{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gavril-both/uefa-cup-1971-1972/uta-arad/3/|title=Gavril Both. UEFA Cup 1970/1971|access-date=18 March 2025}}

In 1972 he returned to Olimpia in Divizia B, helping the team promote to the first league two years later. However, two seasons later, the team relegated but Both stayed with the club, helping it promote again after one year. In the 1977–78 season, he scored a personal record of 10 goals, also Olimpia reached the 1978 Cupa României final where coach Gheorghe Staicu used him as a starter in the 3–1 loss against Universitatea Craiova.{{cite web|url=http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1977_1978.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1977 - 1978|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=14 February 2020}} On 25 May 1980, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 5–1 away loss to Politehnica Iași, The Yellow and Blues relegating once again, Both gaining a total of 178 matches with 36 goals netted in the Romanian top-league. After one more season spent with Olimpia in the second league, Both retired.

Managerial career

His first coaching spell was at Oașul Negrești-Oaș. His greatest achievement was at Olimpia Satu Mare which at the end of the 1997–98 Divizia B season earned promotion to Divizia A. The team spent only one season in the first league, during which Both was replaced but brought back to the team before the end of it. He has also coached Someșul Satu Mare several times.