Igor Bališ

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playername = Igor Bališ


fullname = Igor Bališ
height = height|ft=6|in=0
nickname = Igor
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|1|5|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Slovakia
clubnumber =
position = Right Back (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =????–????
????–????
2000–2003
clubs = Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
West Bromwich Albion
caps(goals) = 242 (11)
00 ? 0(?)
069 0(4)

pcupdate = January 13, 2008

Igor Bališ (born 5 January, 1970) is a Slovakian footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion in England. He has also appeared for Slovan Bratislava and Spartak Trnava, as well as the Slovakia national team.

Bališ moved to Albion for £150,000 in November 2000. He made his Albion debut on 23 December, 2000, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 win against Nottingham Forest. He 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 F.A. Premiership. [cite news
date=2002-04-13
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1923756.stm
title=Bradford 0-1 West Brom
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-04-22] [cite news
date=2003-04-14
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1929194.stm
title=Megson urges caution
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-04-22] After completing a season in the Premiership with Albion, Bališ quit the club and returned home to Slovakia, after suffering a recurrence of tinnitus. [cite news
date=2003-07-09
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2798145.stm
title=Balis ends Baggies career
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-04-22] Balis is widely regarded as a cult hero at the Hawthorns, and is arguably their best right back of recent times.

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NAME=Bališ, Igor
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=January 5, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH=Slovakia
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