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Gabor was selected by coach [[Constantin Cernăianu]] to be part of [[Romania national under-20 football team|Romania's under-20]] squad for the [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981 World Youth Championship]] held in [[Australia]].[{{cite web| url=https://www.fanatik.ro/romania-locul-trei-la-campionatul-mondial-de-tineret-din-australia-romulus-gabor-succesorul-lui-diego-maradona-18621613| title=România, locul trei la Campionatul Mondial de tineret din Australia! Romulus Gabor, succesorul lui Diego Maradona| publisher=Fanatik.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Romania, third place at the World Youth Championship in Australia! Romulus Gabor, Diego Maradona's successor| date=17 October 2018| access-date=30 October 2025}}] He appeared in six games in which he scored two goals in two 1–0 wins over [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy]] and [[England national under-20 football team|England]], helping the team finish the tournament in third position, winning the bronze medal.[{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe53076/romulus-gabor/co1226/fifa-u20-world-cup/se8936/1981-in-australien/international-matches/|title=Romulus Gabor. U20 World Cup 1981 in Australia|access-date=8 October 2024}}] He also won the Golden Ball award for the best player of the tournament and the Bronze shoe for the third top-scorer of the competition. |
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Gabor was selected by coach [[Constantin Cernăianu]] to be part of [[Romania national under-20 football team|Romania's under-20]] squad for the [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981 World Youth Championship]] held in [[Australia]].[{{cite web| url=https://www.fanatik.ro/romania-locul-trei-la-campionatul-mondial-de-tineret-din-australia-romulus-gabor-succesorul-lui-diego-maradona-18621613| title=România, locul trei la Campionatul Mondial de tineret din Australia! Romulus Gabor, succesorul lui Diego Maradona| publisher=Fanatik.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Romania, third place at the World Youth Championship in Australia! Romulus Gabor, Diego Maradona's successor| date=17 October 2018| access-date=30 October 2025}}] He appeared in six games in which he scored four goals, helping the team finish the tournament in third position, winning the bronze medal.[{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe53076/romulus-gabor/co1226/fifa-u20-world-cup/se8936/1981-in-australien/international-matches/|title=Romulus Gabor. U20 World Cup 1981 in Australia|access-date=8 October 2024}}] He also won the Golden Ball award for the best player of the tournament and the Bronze shoe for the third top-scorer of the competition. |
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Gabor played 35 games and scored two goals for [[Romania national football team|Romania]], all under the guidance of coach [[Mircea Lucescu]], being nicknamed "Lucescu's child", making his debut on 11 November 1981 in a 0–0 draw against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1982 World Cup qualifiers]].[{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6408|title=Romulus Gabor|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}}][{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=7724|title=Switzerland 0-0 Romania|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}}] He played six games in the successful [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5|Euro 1984 qualifiers]].[{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/euro-1984-povestea-primului-turneu-final-pentru-romania-hagi-debut-742508.html| title=Povestea României la primul Euro, din 1984: am lăsat Italia acasă! Fără niciun stelist, cu cel mai tânăr selecţioner pe bancă şi debutul lui Hagi la un turneu final la doar 19 ani| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Romania's story at the first Euro, from 1984: we left Italy at home! Without any Steaua player, with the youngest coach on the bench and Hagi's debut at a final tournament at only 19 years old| date=6 June 2024| access-date=6 August 2025}}] Afterwards he was used by Lucescu in two games in the [[UEFA Euro 1984|final tournament]], as Romania did not get past the group stage.[ In the first one which was a 1–1 draw against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] he played as a starter until the 76th minute when he was replaced by [[Gheorghe Hagi]] and in the second he came as a substitute and replaced [[Mircea Irimescu]] in the 59th minute of the 1–0 loss to [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].][{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8300|title=Romania 1-1 Spain|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}}] {{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8176|title=Portugal 1-0 Romania|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}} He scored his first goal for the national team from a free kick in a 1–1 friendly draw against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].[ Afterwards, Gabor played two games in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1986 World Cup qualifiers]] and scored his second goal in a 1–0 friendly win over [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]].][ He made his last appearance for ''The Tricolours'' on 23 April 1986 in a 2–1 friendly victory against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]].] |
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Gabor played 35 games and scored two goals for [[Romania national football team|Romania]], all under the guidance of coach [[Mircea Lucescu]], being nicknamed "Lucescu's child", making his debut on 11 November 1981 in a 0–0 draw against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1982 World Cup qualifiers]].[{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6408|title=Romulus Gabor|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}}][{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=7724|title=Switzerland 0-0 Romania|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}}] He played six games in the successful [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5|Euro 1984 qualifiers]].[{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/euro-1984-povestea-primului-turneu-final-pentru-romania-hagi-debut-742508.html| title=Povestea României la primul Euro, din 1984: am lăsat Italia acasă! Fără niciun stelist, cu cel mai tânăr selecţioner pe bancă şi debutul lui Hagi la un turneu final la doar 19 ani| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Romania's story at the first Euro, from 1984: we left Italy at home! Without any Steaua player, with the youngest coach on the bench and Hagi's debut at a final tournament at only 19 years old| date=6 June 2024| access-date=6 August 2025}}] Afterwards he was used by Lucescu in two games in the [[UEFA Euro 1984|final tournament]], as Romania did not get past the group stage.[ In the first one which was a 1–1 draw against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] he played as a starter until the 76th minute when he was replaced by [[Gheorghe Hagi]] and in the second he came as a substitute and replaced [[Mircea Irimescu]] in the 59th minute of the 1–0 loss to [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].][{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8300|title=Romania 1-1 Spain|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}}] {{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8176|title=Portugal 1-0 Romania|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 July 2022}} He scored his first goal for the national team from a free kick in a 1–1 friendly draw against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].[ Afterwards, Gabor played two games in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1986 World Cup qualifiers]] and scored his second goal in a 1–0 friendly win over [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]].][ He made his last appearance for ''The Tricolours'' on 23 April 1986 in a 2–1 friendly victory against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]].] |