Leontin Grozavu
Romanian footballer and manager
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Leo Florian Grozavu (born 19 August 1967), is a Romanian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender.
Full name
Leo Florian Grozavu
Date of birth
19 August 1967
Place of birth
Ilișești, Romania
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Grozavu in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Florian Grozavu | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilișești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 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 | ||
| 2025–2026 | Botoșani | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing 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]
He made two appearances for the Romania national team during 1994.[2]
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.
Playing statistics
| Romania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |