Gavril Both

Playing career Both, nicknamed "Dobrin of Satu Mare", was born on 6 September 1947 in Satu Mare, Romania. The team reached the 1970 Cupa României final where Dumitru sent him to replace Ion Haidu in the 64th minute in the 2–1 loss to Steaua București. 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. In the same season, Both made his debut in European competitions, playing in both legs of the 5–1 aggregate win over PAOK in the first round of the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Afterwards he joined UTA Arad for the 1971–72 season, scoring five goals which helped them finish runner-up in the league.

In 1972 he returned to Olimpia in Divizia B, helping the team get promoted to the first league two years later. On 25 May 1980, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 5–1 away loss to Politehnica Iași, as Olimpia was relegated once again. Both has 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 Both's first coaching spell was at Oașul Negrești-Oaș. His greatest achievement was at Olimpia Satu Mare with whom he earned a promotion to Divizia A at the end of the 1997–98 Divizia B season. 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.

Honours Player Olimpia Satu Mare Divizia C: 1968–69 Divizia B: 1973–74, 1976–77 Cupa României runner-up: 1977–78 Dinamo București Divizia A: 1970–71 Cupa României runner-up: 1969–70 UTA Arad Divizia A runner-up: 1971–72

Manager Olimpia Satu Mare Divizia B: 1997–98