Francisc Zavoda
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Rodna Veche, Bistriţa, Romania | ||
| Date of death | July 2011 (aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1938–1947 | Phoenix Baia Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Phoenix Baia Mare | ||
| 1948–1949 | CFR București | 26 | (6) |
| 1950–1960 | Steaua București | 174 | (33) |
| 1960–1961 | Academia Militară București | ||
| Total | 200 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1959 | Romania | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1979–1980 | ASA Târgu Mureş (assistant) | ||
| 1983 | Progresul Brăila | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisc Zavoda (14 April 1927 – July 2011), also known as Zavoda I, was a Romanian footballer. He was the older brother of Vasile Zavoda who was also an International footballer and they played together at Steaua București.[1][2][3]
Zavoda played as striker for Phoenix Baia Mare (1947–1948), CFR București (1948–1949) and then Steaua București (1950–1960). He played a total of 200 games in Divizia A and scored 43 goals. He was champion of Romania in five occasions and won four Romanian Cups. He won eight caps for Romania. He was also part of Romania's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[4]
Career as coach
Zavoda was assistant coach at Steaua București (1964–1966) and ASA Târgu Mureş (1979–1980) and head coach at Progresul Brăila (1983).
