Adalbert Bela Pall (1 April 1918 â 1 August 2001) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped 5 times.
Pall was born on 1 April 1918 in Cluj-Napoca, Austria-Hungary and began playing junior-level football in 1932 at Victoria Cluj. On 30 August 1936, he made his Divizia A debut under coach Sepp Pojar in Victoria's 3âÂÂ1 home loss to Venus BucureÃÂti.
In 1940, Pall went to play for Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Kolozsvári AC, helping the team gain promotion to the first league at the end of the season. Subsequently, he made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut under coach Béla Kovács on 24 August 1941 in an 8âÂÂ1 loss to Szegedi AK. Under coach Zoltán Opata, the team reached the 1943âÂÂ44 Magyar Kupa final and Pall played in both legs of the 5âÂÂ3 aggregate loss to Ferencváros. On 3 September 1944, he made his last Nemzeti Bajnokság I appearance in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Budapesti MÃÂVAG, totaling 66 matches in the competition.
In 1946, Pall went to play for Flamura RoÃÂie Arad, making his league debut for them on 25 August under his former coach from Kolozsvári, Zoltán Opata, in a 5âÂÂ1 away win against Libertatea Oradea. He made 22 appearances in the competition until the end of the season, as the team won the first title in its history. In the following season he helped The Old Lady win The Double, playing 28 league games under coach Petre Steinbach and appearing the entire match under coach Gusztáv Juhász in the 3âÂÂ2 victory against CFR TimiÃÂoara in the 1948 Cupa României final. In the 1950 season, he won another title with the club, being used by coach Francisc Dvorzsák in 22 matches, also appearing in the Cupa României final which was lost with 3âÂÂ1 to CCA BucureÃÂti. On 14 October 1951, Pall made his last Divizia A appearance, playing for Flamura RoÃÂie in a 2âÂÂ2 draw against Locomotiva BucureÃÂti, totaling 180 appearances with four goals in the competition.
Pall played five games for Romania, making his debut under coach Colea Vâlcov on 6 July 1947 in a 3âÂÂ2 away win over Bulgaria in the 1947 Balkan Cup. He also played in two losses to Albania and rivals Hungary during the 1948 Balkan Cup. Pall's last appearance for the national team took place on 14 May 1950 in a 3âÂÂ3 friendly draw against Poland.
After his playing career ended, Pall worked as a coach for various teams in BistriÃÂa, Lupeni, Craiova, Turda and Cluj-Napoca.
Pall died on 1 August 2001 in his native Cluj-Napoca at the age of 83.
Kolozsvári AC
Flamura RoÃÂie Arad