Igor Bališ
{{Short description|Slovak footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Igor Bališ
| image =
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Križovany nad Dudváhom, Czechoslovakia
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Right back, right winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Spartak Trnava
| years1 = 1988–1999
| clubs1 = Spartak Trnava
| caps1 = 242 | goals1 = 11
| years2 = 1999–2000
| clubs2 = Slovan Bratislava
| caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000–2003
| clubs3 = West Bromwich Albion
| caps3 = 69 | goals3 = 4
| totalcaps = 326 | totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2001
| nationalteam1 = Slovakia
| nationalcaps1 = 41 | nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Igor Bališ (born 5 January 1970) is a Slovak former footballer. He played for West Bromwich Albion in England. Bališ has also appeared for Spartak Trnava and Slovan Bratislava, as well as the Slovakia national team at international level.
Career
Bališ joined Albion in November 2000 for £150,000. He made his Albion debut on 23 December 2000, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory against Nottingham Forest. Bališ 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.{{Cite news|title=Bradford 0–1 West Brom|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1923756.stm|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=13 April 2002|access-date=22 April 2007}}{{Cite web|title=Megson urges caution|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1929194.stm|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=14 April 2003|access-date=22 April 2007}}
After completing a season in the Premiership with Albion, Bališ quit the club and returned to Slovakia due to a recurrence of tinnitus.{{Cite web|title=Balis ends Baggies career|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2798145.stm|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=9 July 2003|access-date=22 April 2007}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{NFT player|pid=11092}}
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Category:People from Trnava District
Category:Footballers from the Trnava Region
Category:FC Spartak Trnava players
Category:ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Category:Slovak men's footballers
Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Category:Slovak First Football League players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Slovakia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in England
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