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Csaba Gál
Full name	Minya Csaba Gál
Date of birth	7 March 1985 (age 39)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre
Senior career
Years	Team
2005–2013	Dinamo București
2013–15	Baia Mare
2013–2015	București Wolves
2015–2018	Cluj
International career
Years	Team
2005–2016	Romania

Minya Csaba Gál (born Cluj-Napoca, 7 March 1985) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays a centre.^[1]

Gál first played at U Cluj, moving to Dinamo Bucharest, in 2004. He currently plays for CSM Baia Mare. He also plays internationally for București Oaks in the European Challenge Cup.

He was selected for the Romania squad that played at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The Romanian centre played in three matches during the competition. He also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. ^[2] In 2015 he returned to his training club, "U" Cluj, and became the captain.^[3]

Gál has currently 88 caps for Romania, with 3 tries and 1 conversion scored, 17 points on aggregate. He scored his first try in the decisive 2011 Rugby World Cup Final Place Play-off against Uruguay, on 27 November 2010 (won 39–12).^[4]

Since June 2021, Gal is the current president of U Cluj Rugby, which plays in the Romanian SuperLiga.

References

^ Leontin Cupar (2014-12-02). "Rugby: Căpitanul "Zimbrilor", Csaba Gal, părăsește CSM Știința Baia Mare pentru a reveni la Cluj" [Rugby: The "Bison" captain, Csaba Gal, leaves CSM Știința Baia Mare to return to Cluj] (in Romanian). Agerpres. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
^ Alin Boțioc (2015-06-04). "Csaba Gal jucătorul celor 10 finale" [Csaba Gal the player of the 10 finals] (in Romanian). CSM Baia Mare. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
^ "Acasă după 10 ani. Gal Csaba este noul căpitan al echipei de rugby a Universității Cluj" [Home after 10 years. Gal Csaba is the new captain of the rugby team of the University of Cluj] (in Romanian). Digi 24. 2015-03-25.
^ Minya Csaba Gal International Statistics