Pavel Cristian Balaj (born 17 August 1971 in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania) is a Romanian former football player and retired referee, currently president of Liga I club CFR Cluj.
On 18 January 2019, Balaj was elected Romanian Anti-Doping Agency President.
[1] Subsequently, on 4 November 2021, Balaj signed with Liga I 4 times champion club CFR Cluj as their new president, after the departure of Marian Copilu earlier in 2021.
He became a referee in 1994, entered Romania's Liga I in 2000, and earned FIFA certification in 2003.
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