Dan Balauru
Romanian footballer
Nicolae Daniel Balauru (born 6 December 1980) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder for teams such as Rulmentul Alexandria, Poli AEK Timişoara, Oțelul Galați or CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea, among others.
His brother, Dragoș Balauru is also a footballer.
“Dan Balauru” enters the record as romanian footballer. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Balauru, Romanian and footballer can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 13, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5213111. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1980.
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