Leontin Grozavu

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.

Leo Grozavu
Personal information
Full nameLeontin Florian Grozavu
Date of birth (1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 56)
Place of birthIlișești, Romania
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Defender
Youth career
1979–1985CSȘ Bacău
1985–1988Relonul Săvinești
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1992Maramureș Baia Mare61(9)
1992–1998Dinamo București105(5)
1998–2000Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț50(14)
2000–20021. FC Saarbrücken22(1)
2002–2003Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț3(1)
Total241(30)
International career
1994Romania2(0)
Managerial career
2003–2005Armătura Zalău
2005–2006Universitatea Cluj
2007FC Baia Mare
2007–2008Botoșani
2008–2009FC Vaslui (assistant)
2010–2011Gheorghe Hagi Academy U15
2012Luceafărul Oradea
2014–2015Botoșani
2015–2016Gaz Metan Mediaș
2016–2017Botoșani
2018ACS Poli Timișoara
2018Petrolul Ploiești
2019–2021Sepsi OSK
2022–2024Politehnica Iași
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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]

International career

He made two appearances for the Romania national team during 1994.[2]

International stats

Romania national team
YearAppsGoals
199420
Total20

Coaching career

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.

Honours

Sepsi OSK

Politehnica Iași

References