Leontin_Grozavu
Leontin Grozavu
Romanian footballer and manager
Leontin Florian Grozavu (born 19 August 1967), commonly known as Leo Grozavu, is a Romanian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leontin Florian Grozavu | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Ilișești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1985 | CSȘ Bacău | ||
| 1985–1988 | Relonul Săvinești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Maramureș Baia Mare | 61 | (9) |
| 1992–1998 | Dinamo București | 105 | (5) |
| 1998–2000 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 50 | (14) |
| 2000–2002 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 22 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 241 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Armătura Zalău | ||
| 2005–2006 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2007 | FC Baia Mare | ||
| 2007–2008 | Botoșani | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Vaslui (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy U15 | ||
| 2012 | Luceafărul Oradea | ||
| 2014–2015 | Botoșani | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
| 2016–2017 | Botoșani | ||
| 2018 | ACS Poli Timișoara | ||
| 2018 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 2019–2021 | Sepsi OSK | ||
| 2022–2024 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Grozavu played professionally football with FC Baia Mare, Dinamo Bucharest, Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamţ, and abroad for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany between 2000 and 2002.[1]
He made two appearances for the Romania national team during 1994.[2]
International stats
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
After retiring Grozavu became a coach, and was in charge at Armătura Zalău (2003–2005), U Cluj (2005–2006), FC Baia Mare (2007), FC Botoşani (2007–2008) and FC Vaslui (2009) as assistant manager for Viorel Moldovan. He also worked for Gheorghe Hagi's football academy together with Doru Carali.
Sepsi OSK
- Cupa României runner-up: 2019–20
Politehnica Iași
- "Leo Florian Grozavu" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- Siminiceanu, Radu (26 July 2006). "Romania National Team 1990–1999 – Details". RSSSF.
- Leontin Grozavu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leontin Grozavu coach profile at Soccerway