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 name Leontin Florian Grozavu
Date of birth (1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 57)
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

Club career

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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

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

International stats

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Romania national team
Year Apps Goals
1994 2 0
Total 2 0

Coaching career

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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

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Sepsi OSK

Politehnica Iași

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Florian Grozavu" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. ^ Siminiceanu, Radu (26 July 2006). "Romania National Team 1990–1999 – Details". RSSSF.
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